Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
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0
0
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
19
1.9
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
18
2.5
W
17
2.5
W
17
3
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
16
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
856
800
651
901
2521
5302
5443
5152
4594
3814
3683
4456
5577
6766
6174
6034
5788
5635
5522
5983
5647
4701
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:21AM2.10m
10:39PM2.22m
11:03AM2.16m
11:21PM2.25m
11:43AM2.17m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.15m
4:30PM0.15m
4:53AM0.07m
5:11PM0.08m
5:33AM0.04m
5:50PM0.07m
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
11
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
9
5
4
4
4
7
8
8
10
9
8
6
5
7
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
3
4
6
6
5
1
0
1
0
4
6
6
4
2
1
-1
-1
3
4
3
3
6
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