Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 10PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
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!
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0
!
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.4
WSW
2.3
NW
2.5
WNW
2.4
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)1010991010111112121212121212131389910111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81879998514041976260029643013315931382595209617971547135413086796131045101410177344791236
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
S
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
WNW
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
2.03
10:02AM
2.15
10:28PM
2.15
10:43AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.23
11:25AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.18
3:55AM
0.19
4:16PM
0.08
4:34AM
0.10
4:56PM
0.02
5:15AM
0.05
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-
Sunset-6:09-------6:07-------6:07------
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1144312111-----28171011181212
Temp. °C1212121099101212111010101010121516161313131313
Feels °C (?)119643246666887691011111112131213
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