Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
!
4
3
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
0.7
WSW
11
5
N
10
4.5
NNW
11
3.5
N
11
2.5
N
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.2
WSW
15
2.2
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
360
113
4751
4444
2567
1434
2140
1916
1080
672
621
874
3234
3017
3389
3718
2145
2232
2162
2460
1901
1462
1233
1004
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
45
NE
40
NE
25
N
20
NE
10
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
3:30PM1.67m
3:51AM1.68m
4:32PM1.62m
4:57AM1.65m
5:37PM1.63m
6:03AM1.69m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.66m
10:16AM0.65m
10:42PM0.67m
11:22AM0.62m
11:48PM0.63m
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
7:46
7:47
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
10
21
5
5
10
4
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
7
6
7
11
13
7
7
8
10
11
8
6
7
8
9
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
6
6
3
2
4
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
16
3.5
N
11
2.5
N
10
2.1
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
10
1.5
WSW
14
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
3.5
W
10
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
Energy kJ
360
113
69
276
2567
1434
974
826
846
672
370
874
153
90
12
3
3
3
2162
2460
1901
1462
1233
1004
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
11
1.7
W
8
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
NNW
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
121
13
99
71
377
413
392
405
400
394
621
214
3
3
12
5
5
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
20
0.4
SW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
22
30
45
452
101
3
1
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
8
5
N
10
4.5
NNW
11
2
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
8
2.2
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
Energy kJ
1595
4751
4444
595
2140
1916
1080
640
553
858
3234
3017
3389
3718
2145
2232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
211
188
188
188
0
191
224
242
188
188
242
211
191
191
188
302
302
242
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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