Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (12 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.7
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.7
SW
18
1.1
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
203
260
432
440
372
251
220
181
156
378
312
665
452
475
387
339
305
236
233
229
207
198
198
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NNE
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:02AM1.77m
7:35PM1.78m
7:55AM1.89m
8:26PM1.90m
8:43AM2.02m
9:12PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.43m
1:45AM0.45m
2:11PM0.32m
2:34AM0.33m
2:58PM0.21m
3:20AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
10
10
9
9
10
14
15
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
12
9
7
7
6
6
7
12
13
10
9
9
7
7
9
11
13
10
9
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
WSW
13
0.8
W
8
1.1
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
130
203
260
432
440
372
251
220
181
119
378
90
665
452
475
387
339
305
236
233
229
207
198
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
167
131
138
105
111
105
105
118
120
156
126
312
9
9
9
8
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
23
54
91
88
149
145
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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