Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.5
N
2.3
N
2.3
N
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)10101010101013131398888888881414121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68212521458120310131026706867151267365330338315274213187161333306289596515
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.78
2:26AM
1.76
3:00PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
4:01PM
1.59
4:25AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
0.48
8:21PM
0.54
8:42AM
0.58
9:08PM
0.64
9:39AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.71
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---6:23-------6:22-------6:20----
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1327121-212103--1221------
Temp. °C151415141414141314141515141414141415151413121110
Feels °C (?)12111313121112111111131414131313141413121211108
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