Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
1
1
1
!
!
!
0
0
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)1211121111111112111110109910101112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2092148725041888145211862184271317831338918847114614331854274933073361315927162377191216021496
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.88
9:07PM
1.90
9:22AM
2.02
9:49PM
2.03
10:02AM
2.15
10:28PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.32
3:15AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.18
3:55AM
0.19
4:16PM
0.08
4:34AM
0.10
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:15-------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:09-------6:07----
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
893222---149322221------
Temp. °C11111211111099101212121110991011121110101011
Feels °C (?)99109875781177543345666888
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