Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
!
!
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
W
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)10101010111111111216151414913101012121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4863926654765245245156419861117336032892974100417569789042032316427341815140014931208
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.62
7:28PM
1.64
7:53AM
1.74
8:21PM
1.76
8:40AM
1.88
9:07PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
0.60
1:42AM
0.58
2:09PM
0.47
2:32AM
0.45
2:55PM
0.32
3:15AM
0.31
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:13-------6:12----
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1------7147653541442----
Temp. °C15161515141413141412131312111010101011109988
Feels °C (?)121415151313131312710108879881077656
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