Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
376
671
687
862
549
527
372
367
679
505
488
488
494
822
1281
1602
1422
1294
1091
926
735
700
608
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:51AM1.85m
6:30PM1.80m
7:01AM1.88m
7:34PM1.83m
8:01AM1.93m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.63m
12:14PM0.56m
00:44AM0.62m
1:20PM0.53m
1:47AM0.56m
2:16PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:28
7:28
7:31
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5:53
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
14
13
9
8
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
155
376
671
687
862
549
527
372
367
679
505
488
488
494
822
1281
1602
1422
1294
1091
926
735
700
608
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
18
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
Energy kJ
243
34
38
39
54
66
79
79
2
8
2
4
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
83
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
7
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
237
36
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
3
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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