Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.6
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1216151414991012111211111111131111101099910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110312653360325329349798988691840154225472090157012911045107715321230851786874100712431697
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
10
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
15
WNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
NNE
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
1.74
8:21PM
1.76
8:40AM
1.88
9:07PM
1.90
9:22AM
2.02
9:49PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.47
2:32AM
0.45
2:55PM
0.32
3:15AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.18
3:55AM
0.19
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:12-------6:09----
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-710555337992------1152122
Temp. °C141311131211111111101010109981012121311101010
Feels °C (?)1199119891088987665811976555
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