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Haast Beach Surf Forecast
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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3998 | 4942 | 4873 | 3476 | 3149 | 2757 | 2382 | 2011 | 1737 | 1544 | 1288 | 1160 | 822 | 553 | 400 | 278 | 198 | 181 | 238 | 1508 | 3476 | 6896 | 6412 | 5044 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:59PM 1.94 | 9:25AM 1.92 | 9:45PM 2.03 | 10:08AM 1.99 | 10:24PM 2.09 | 10:44AM 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:46PM 0.55 | 3:12AM 0.44 | 3:35PM 0.44 | 3:57AM 0.35 | 4:16PM 0.34 | 4:35AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island
Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the S at Haast Automatic Weather Station 0 km from Haast Beach). 4.5m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.7m 10s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.- Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Cobden Breakwater (light winds from the SW at HokitikaAeroAws 35 km from Cobden Breakwater). 2.1m 13s groundswell from the W with a 1.8m 10s swell from the NW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 47 min ago
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