Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
608
507
499
424
395
319
252
244
189
142
77
74
196
158
156
138
504
530
690
700
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
0
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:35PM1.91m
4:01AM1.90m
4:26PM1.80m
4:57AM1.79m
5:22PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:27AM0.42m
9:45PM0.51m
10:15AM0.55m
10:38PM0.64m
11:08AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
3
Temp °C
7
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
10
9
7
6
5
6
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
9
8
10
10
9
8
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