Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.5°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
312
269
225
195
147
142
117
249
286
255
281
1052
703
1151
911
732
602
602
389
443
348
837
627
475
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:03PM1.83m
4:26AM1.88m
5:00PM1.80m
5:28AM1.86m
6:04PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.46m
10:14PM0.52m
10:46AM0.47m
11:13PM0.54m
11:47AM0.49m
00:18AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:17
8:17
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
9
6
3
2
2
2
Feels °C
2
5
6
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
3
5
1
-2
-3
-3
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
312
269
225
195
147
142
117
249
286
255
281
1052
703
1151
911
732
602
602
389
384
316
837
627
475
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
6
8
14
65
121
202
240
104
463
47
90
86
295
289
368
443
348
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
SW
14
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
2
8
37
6
29
6
5
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
3
2
5
8
9
8
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
116
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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