Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (13 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.6
W
2
W
1.6
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111216151414991012111211111111111111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5156521103126533903521297410128989041881146326652053157012701045153213639997167678811007
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
N
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
offglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
1.74
8:21PM
1.76
8:40AM
1.88
9:07PM
1.90
9:22AM
2.02
9:49PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42AM
0.58
2:09PM
0.47
2:32AM
0.45
2:55PM
0.32
3:15AM
0.31
3:36PM
0.18
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:16-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:12-------6:09--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---813664445951------2131-
Temp. °C14141413121312111111111010111098891112131110
Feels °C (?)1413119910988108881086557910966
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