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Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 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
15.8° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121111111111111212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2041561351331311271151091071075434343373493147494646555350
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassonglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.89
10:55PM
1.93
11:17AM
1.98
11:37PM
2.00
11:56AM
2.06
12:17AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.70
4:46PM
0.66
5:10AM
0.63
5:27PM
0.59
5:50AM
0.55
6:06PM
0.52
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:20-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset-----9:24-------9:23-------9:23--
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1---1------------------
Temp. °C141316171615151413121618181815141312171818181615
Feels °C (?)1211151615141311119141616161311109161616161413
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