Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.2
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313988888888814141111111111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70686722726729732232226123621517018133331157773963252444129622513799
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
0
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossonglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
1.76
3:00PM
1.68
3:17AM
1.66
4:01PM
1.59
4:25AM
1.58
5:13PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.58
9:08PM
0.64
9:39AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.71
10:53AM
0.72
11:24PM
0.73
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:20-------6:19--
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
423753223211------------
Temp. °C151514151616151515141415151413121110121414131212
Feels °C (?)12131212141515151414141313131211108111313121110
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