Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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 Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
92
93
115
243
376
671
795
651
549
527
372
367
679
519
503
432
425
511
913
1281
1290
1121
1091
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:21PM1.82m
5:51AM1.85m
6:30PM1.80m
7:01AM1.88m
7:34PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.54m
11:32PM0.63m
12:14PM0.56m
00:44AM0.62m
1:20PM0.53m
1:47AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:28
7:31
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5:55
5:53
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
8
12
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
12
14
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
121
92
93
92
117
376
671
795
651
549
527
372
367
679
519
503
432
425
511
913
1281
1290
1121
1091
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
19
0.1
N
19
Energy kJ
7
7
6
115
243
25
38
25
57
72
79
79
2
8
2
4
4
4
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
W
20
0.3
W
5
0.1
N
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
30
4
2
83
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
224
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
211
216
225
36
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast South Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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