Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
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
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.8
W
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
395
384
384
312
336
371
366
293
293
213
213
253
480
790
1091
1514
2016
1642
1310
1077
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SSW
0
E
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:28PM1.67m
5:10AM1.64m
5:37PM1.61m
6:20AM1.61m
6:53PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.67m
10:48PM0.73m
11:18AM0.78m
00:01AM0.80m
12:33PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
7
12
18
10
4
6
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
7
7
7
6
8
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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