Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.5
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
284
349
387
475
525
678
763
862
1031
966
1938
1730
1687
1460
1133
975
845
678
565
478
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM1.89m
9:46PM2.01m
10:13AM1.98m
10:34PM2.09m
10:58AM2.05m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.42m
4:01AM0.30m
4:23PM0.31m
4:47AM0.22m
5:07PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:07
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7:05
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7:03
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
12
15
16
15
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
10
14
14
14
14
12
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