Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Haast Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
100
99
144
138
125
116
121
119
121
121
127
93
114
243
376
671
687
651
850
527
372
367
361
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:23AM1.97m
4:09PM1.88m
4:36AM1.89m
5:21PM1.82m
5:51AM1.85m
6:30PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.47m
10:17PM0.59m
11:02AM0.54m
11:32PM0.63m
12:14PM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
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5:57
5:55
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
11
5
4
6
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
14
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
56
95
99
87
82
113
111
121
119
121
121
127
93
92
243
376
671
687
651
850
527
372
367
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
60
100
89
144
138
125
116
54
42
2
2
3
3
114
85
83
20
21
32
30
36
34
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
30
2
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
224
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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