Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
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5
5
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.3
WSW
2.2
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.2
W
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131310101010101112121212151515151414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1797152213331468530876150112751039776126923352541356033925141537251374836396636251895849523
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
35
NW
15
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.23
11:25AM
2.30
11:49PM
2.26
12:10PM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.10
4:56PM
0.02
5:15AM
0.05
5:38PM
0.02
5:57AM
0.05
6:22PM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:05-------6:04--
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--29221311635553334671-1---
Temp. °C1010101215141514131212121211109109101212101010
Feels °C (?)876910121112109881097675799654
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