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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 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
16.2° 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
NW
1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111112121212121279998118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27831322117617620520521717617618619615612110779106131166243251173206216
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
30
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
2.08
11:13PM
2.10
11:36AM
2.20
12:04AM
2.17
12:24PM
2.27
12:50AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.28
5:26AM
0.29
5:50PM
0.17
6:14AM
0.20
6:37PM
0.12
6:58AM
0.15
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset---9:12-------9:10-------9:09----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------2312951184
Temp. °C121515151312101014161616131313131415151515161414
Feels °C (?)111212131110881314141511111010101111111214912
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