Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
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
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111116151413131312121218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55123518617511381565545422424232564548169996257575763
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.24
12:59PM
2.23
1:22AM
2.18
1:54PM
2.12
2:18AM
2.08
2:58PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
0.11
7:11PM
0.19
7:35AM
0.22
8:05PM
0.33
8:36AM
0.35
9:06PM
0.48
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:00------5:59---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1111101414119876791297665611121087
Feels °C (?)654996322026742220289743
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