Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
5
!
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)111212121214141414141414131313131312121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11682024241423292958405445274432390736632927206612857604802381861331138156352625
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
2.30
11:49PM
2.26
12:10PM
2.29
12:33AM
2.24
12:59PM
2.23
1:22AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.02
5:57AM
0.05
6:22PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.11
7:11PM
0.19
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:04-------6:01----
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
544212572-1-------------
Temp. °C1212121110109991213111010109101212109876
Feels °C (?)8910977446910755434663320-1
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