Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
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 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
1
!
!
!
5
!
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
2.5
NW
3
WNW
2.1
W
2.3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)138991010111212121214151414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6131237187595814408821210218030723080314440314589449441683857288624361408976560238186133
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
2.23
11:25AM
2.30
11:49PM
2.26
12:10PM
2.29
12:33AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.02
5:15AM
0.05
5:38PM
0.02
5:57AM
0.05
6:22PM
0.08
6:43AM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-6:07-------6:05-------6:04------
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1912106345333113132111------
Temp. °C1514151412121212111110101099121311101010101012
Feels °C (?)11911121088989778669108654446
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