Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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 normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121212111111111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22621320415613513395127115111109109545234333349484851463846
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
1.85
10:34AM
1.89
10:55PM
1.93
11:17AM
1.98
11:37PM
2.00
11:56AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.70
4:46PM
0.66
5:10AM
0.63
5:27PM
0.59
5:50AM
0.55
6:06PM
0.52
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:20-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset-------9:24-------9:23-------9:23
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151514131617171615141313171818181514131216181818
Feels °C (?)15151311151616141212111115161616131110914161616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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