Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
0
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
1
!
!
!
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)149101012111211111111121111101099101111111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2934859998998223716472665205314791186137526221916135192678610801372205125492695272925822502
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
25
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
E
5
N
20
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
1.76
8:40AM
1.88
9:07PM
1.90
9:22AM
2.02
9:49PM
2.03
10:02AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.45
2:55PM
0.32
3:15AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.18
3:55AM
0.19
4:16PM
0.08
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------6:12-------6:09-------6:07
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
5644933113----662221211-
Temp. °C121111111011111110109911131212111010910121211
Feels °C (?)98894998776610119754434667
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