Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111116161514131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2927203712858785512351861751138156554542242423254984816911662
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.29
12:33AM
2.24
12:59PM
2.23
1:22AM
2.18
1:54PM
2.12
2:18AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.11
7:11PM
0.19
7:35AM
0.22
8:05PM
0.33
8:36AM
0.35
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1211101010101013131198766101197766710
Feels °C (?)965555487542100563110026
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