Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Haast Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
770
740
263
230
203
156
372
299
317
312
312
253
253
253
195
195
195
137
137
98
96
98
101
134
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:20PM1.91m
4:46AM1.94m
5:16PM1.83m
5:46AM1.86m
6:14PM1.78m
6:45AM1.82m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.55m
11:04AM0.56m
11:28PM0.64m
12:01PM0.64m
00:28AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
8
6
6
6
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
770
740
227
164
203
156
372
299
317
312
312
253
253
253
195
195
195
137
137
98
96
98
101
134
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
57
54
263
230
108
87
152
112
93
104
69
66
66
41
39
28
28
19
14
8
7
7
5
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
12
0.2
N
7
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
53
80
77
101
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
225
211
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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