Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jun)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
250
286
832
1627
1655
1462
1669
1316
969
730
569
444
475
411
431
437
431
356
350
154
192
212
162
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM1.78m
7:41AM1.83m
8:08PM1.82m
8:33AM1.86m
8:58PM1.88m
9:20AM1.91m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.70m
1:27AM0.72m
1:54PM0.71m
2:22AM0.71m
2:46PM0.71m
3:11AM0.68m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
8:18
8:18
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
7
6
7
10
9
6
5
5
4
4
3
8
9
7
4
5
5
4
5
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
3
1
1
4
2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-2
5
5
2
-1
0
0
-1
0
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
Energy kJ
178
250
286
832
1627
1655
1462
1669
1316
969
730
569
444
475
411
431
437
431
356
350
154
192
212
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.7
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
27
10
38
307
88
92
64
45
30
19
14
7
6
2
2
6
6
142
83
66
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.8
NNE
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
8
5
4
86
6
1
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1.5
W
7
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
71
245
2
5
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
1
1
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
237
0
0
0
188
188
36
36
36
36
36
0
0
0
0
188
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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