Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C

1.2°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
!
!
3
1
3
3
4
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
W
10
2.3
W
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
377
350
320
589
587
622
1483
1842
1970
2248
2460
2931
4860
3569
2434
1820
709
783
1069
1920
3179
3447
3527
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
40
NNE
35
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
NNW
20
W
15
SW
5
W
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:50AM2.08m
1:13PM2.02m
1:27AM2.06m
1:51PM1.98m
2:05AM2.02m
2:31PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.48m
7:02AM0.47m
7:20PM0.47m
7:41AM0.45m
7:58PM0.46m
8:22AM0.44m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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>
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
3
8
14
23
35
12
5
3
9
6
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
12
12
11
8
8
8
7
8
9
7
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
10
9
9
4
4
6
4
4
6
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
4.5
NNW
11
4
NNW
11
3.5
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
N
10
2.3
W
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
13
Energy kJ
404
377
350
320
589
587
622
1483
1842
1970
2248
2460
2931
4860
3569
2434
1820
709
474
1069
1920
3179
3447
3527
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
W
21
0.5
W
20
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.7
N
10
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
Energy kJ
28
28
40
8
8
16
7
7
7
6
21
19
76
192
358
174
202
524
449
353
235
194
225
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
14
0.9
W
18
1
W
18
1.4
W
10
1
W
16
1.4
N
9
1.1
W
15
Energy kJ
11
18
11
11
25
25
24
20
527
620
363
542
334
544
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
9
1.9
W
10
Energy kJ
4
45
37
55
65
80
137
211
401
1076
783
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
4
5
2
4
6
6
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
211
116
116
188
188
188
188
188
191
191
224
188
188
36
36
222
0
36
36
36
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
4
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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