Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.7
N
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131313131212127121211111111111615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45274444367639242927203712757725512352351751138156554542242423246254
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.29
12:33AM
2.24
12:59PM
2.23
1:22AM
2.18
1:54PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
0.05
6:22PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.11
7:11PM
0.19
7:35AM
0.22
8:05PM
0.33
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:20-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
41351--------------------
Temp. °C1089121211101010910131310976661011976
Feels °C (?)646997555348843100056320
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