Haast Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.86° S 169.01° E

Haast Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
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)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
731
711
571
290
261
215
281
246
226
267
267
347
711
1255
1082
1055
1028
845
784
660
557
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
N
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
2:09PM2.00m
2:30AM1.98m
2:49PM1.89m
3:14AM1.84m
3:33PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.24m
8:18PM0.32m
8:43AM0.38m
9:00PM0.47m
9:26AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
13
14
11
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
2
6
6
5
3
3
3
4
4
10
10
7
4
4
4
4
6
9
10
8
6
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