Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313131515151414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108710181049104910321016991623522498773784669651642542452421331321321317312302
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
2.04
12:28PM
2.06
12:48AM
2.03
1:03PM
2.04
1:25AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.47
6:23AM
0.48
6:38PM
0.47
6:58AM
0.49
7:12PM
0.49
7:34AM
0.52
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:01--
Sunset-8:53-------8:54-------8:57------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------17187101----------
Temp. °C16161414141416151414131313131415141411101091214
Feels °C (?)151613141313141212121313131214131111109871010
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