Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
NW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
2
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)77891010101010101010111111111216151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)547110223337846143949639442158854653452450561810761265286427532299196220902008
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
S
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
10
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
1.57
6:55AM
1.62
7:28PM
1.64
7:53AM
1.74
8:21PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.70
12:39AM
0.69
1:15PM
0.60
1:42AM
0.58
2:09PM
0.47
2:32AM
0.45
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:16-------6:15-------6:13----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------2311--11-1151753
Temp. °C131616151313141416141414151515141415141312121110
Feels °C (?)111313131091010131113131514151514131299999
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