Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
15.6° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)5ft (1.5m)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 63mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
!
4
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
!
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
0.7
WSW
11
5
N
10
5
NNW
11
3.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
1.7
NNW
11
1.2
WSW
15
2.2
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
13
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
363
313
113
5701
5720
2423
1351
2317
1933
1121
751
612
876
3021
2817
1308
3718
2163
2281
3253
2460
1987
1570
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
40
NNE
45
NE
30
N
20
ENE
10
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:30PM1.67m
3:51AM1.68m
4:32PM1.62m
4:57AM1.65m
5:37PM1.63m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.63m
9:38PM0.66m
10:16AM0.65m
10:42PM0.67m
11:22AM0.62m
11:48PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:43
7:43
7:46
7:47
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
1
10
22
7
6
10
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
6
13
15
13
8
6
7
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
7
6
6
7
6
5
4
6
6
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
9
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
16
3.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
11
2
N
11
1.7
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
10
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
9
1.9
WSW
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
12
Energy kJ
425
363
313
113
71
208
2423
1351
867
727
970
672
370
763
142
90
1308
3
3
3
3
2460
1987
1570
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
WSW
11
1.8
W
8
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
NNW
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
85
125
121
13
99
74
454
413
392
405
400
325
612
218
15
12
7
5
5
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
8
0.9
WSW
16
0.4
W
18
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
26
36
22
30
5
452
101
3
3
12
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
8
5
N
10
5
NNW
11
2
W
8
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
8
2
W
8
2.2
W
10
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
9
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3
W
13
Energy kJ
1595
5701
5720
559
2317
1933
1121
751
567
876
3021
2817
929
3718
2163
2281
3253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
9
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
224
211
211
188
36
0
188
222
242
224
188
188
211
211
188
188
302
302
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
9
4
5
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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