- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Haast Beach Surf Forecast
/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | |
133 | 289 | 281 | 220 | 213 | 204 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 64 | 199 | 302 | 478 | 697 | 2167 | 3471 | 3742 | 3696 | 2965 | 2248 | 1724 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.99m | 10:05PM2.01m | 10:24AM2.02m | 10:41PM2.05m | 11:01AM2.04m | 11:17PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.53m | 3:56PM0.53m | 4:16AM0.51m | 4:35PM0.51m | 4:53AM0.49m | 5:12PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  | | | | | |  | | |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
 kJ | 63 | 289 | 281 | 220 | 213 | 204 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 64 | 199 | 302 | 30 | 697 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 30 | 2965 | 2248 | 1724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 133 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 61 | 39 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 8 | NE 7 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 49 | — | — | 478 | 248 | 2167 | 3471 | 3742 | 3696 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 237 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 224 | 211 | 224 | 211 | 188 | 188 |
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Haast Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest