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Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)1ft (0.3m)22s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
N
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
2
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121312122222212020181818171616161615151212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57565636919114619619419324924321929829128421224924234233326213142956
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
S
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.18
2:07AM
2.11
2:20PM
2.17
2:44AM
2.08
2:59PM
2.13
3:24AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.37
7:56PM
0.33
8:13AM
0.34
8:35PM
0.31
8:50AM
0.34
9:15PM
0.32
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:31
Sunset---9:22-------9:21-------9:20----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-22441---------------1--
Temp. °C161415151515161617191919171615151515161514131211
Feels °C (?)1413151414141515161818181615141414121211121297
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