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Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 10 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
17.0° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
!
!
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1
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.3
W
1.5
NNW
2.4
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)161515151489910989101111111111121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28026342241137143253061231935478315882501291031482498220817641518146112291042959924
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
E
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
N
30
NW
5
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
1.84
5:23PM
1.84
5:48AM
1.76
6:19PM
1.76
6:45AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
0.50
11:07AM
0.58
11:38PM
0.61
12:01PM
0.68
12:31AM
0.70
1:02PM
0.75
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset-------9:28-------9:27-------9:27
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111182331113152315159211------
Temp. °C151312121315161717181818151514141212121213141514
Feels °C (?)13129910131517161614141513131287678899
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