Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
308
400
314
890
1275
1511
1151
956
789
697
602
465
443
384
837
627
568
469
463
348
334
233
236
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
S
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
4:26AM1.88m
5:00PM1.80m
5:28AM1.86m
6:04PM1.80m
6:34AM1.88m
7:12PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.47m
11:13PM0.54m
11:47AM0.49m
00:18AM0.53m
12:52PM0.48m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
7
7
7
6
5
5
8
9
5
3
3
3
2
3
7
8
6
5
4
Feels °C
4
3
2
3
2
-1
0
1
1
0
0
4
6
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
5
6
3
1
0
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