Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
1
1
!
!
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0
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.2
W
2.3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.5
WSW
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010991010111112121212121213131310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14521165125321841625120881886111131402185424072856268127022502225419121629152213731200724666
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
20
NW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.90
9:22AM
2.02
9:49PM
2.03
10:02AM
2.15
10:28PM
2.15
10:43AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.18
3:55AM
0.19
4:16PM
0.08
4:34AM
0.10
4:56PM
0.02
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1-----210322221-----16171619
Temp. °C10109910121312111099101212111010101111131515
Feels °C (?)77678101085433466678888101012
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