Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
590
447
432
432
494
503
1135
1324
1441
1158
1091
939
746
700
608
515
475
377
299
294
228
145
220
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:30PM1.80m
7:01AM1.88m
7:34PM1.83m
8:01AM1.93m
8:29PM1.89m
8:51AM1.99m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.62m
1:20PM0.53m
1:47AM0.56m
2:16PM0.47m
2:39AM0.48m
3:04PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:28
7:31
7:31
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5:52
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
11
11
11
10
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
Energy kJ
367
590
447
432
432
494
503
1135
1324
1441
1158
1091
939
746
700
608
515
475
377
299
294
228
145
220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
10
0.4
SW
18
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.6
W
7
0.3
WSW
22
Energy kJ
62
2
8
2
78
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
25
10
39
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
2
4
4
6
3
6
6
11
48
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
211
216
237
36
0
0
0
0
0
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
8
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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