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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414131313131313121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314146142293226213204156135133131127115109107785352343332314748
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
W
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
1.81
10:08PM
1.85
10:34AM
1.89
10:55PM
1.93
11:17AM
1.98
11:37PM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.73
4:25AM
0.70
4:46PM
0.66
5:10AM
0.63
5:27PM
0.59
5:50AM
0.55
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset---9:24-------9:24-------9:23----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C181918181614141317171716151413131718181815141412
Feels °C (?)17181718161313111615161513121111161617171311119
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