Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 29 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (29 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
2
3
1
2
1
1
3
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.7
W
3
N
3
NNW
3
NW
3.5
W
3
W
2
W
1.6
NW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)1111121213141313131389911111091111111111107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)976108716021827249122812380236413599711198131716443489218487339643032521016713085280
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NW
10
NW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
1.81
7:24AM
1.78
7:47PM
1.88
8:22AM
1.86
8:44PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.56
1:09AM
0.45
1:35PM
0.49
2:07AM
0.37
2:33PM
0.39
3:02AM
0.28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---9:05-------9:07-------9:07----
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
512742132-7672121-----122
Temp. °C111213131413141416131515131312111213131312111112
Feels °C (?)99111213111110107101212999101111108778
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