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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 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
17.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.5
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)12131313121210101010999998888889910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2741257024311902117410797407408969221019763664521408320305224241393461421325307
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffglassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
2.07
4:09AM
1.96
4:30PM
2.00
5:00AM
1.89
5:29PM
1.92
6:03AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
0.37
10:00PM
0.36
10:18AM
0.43
10:49PM
0.42
11:13AM
0.49
11:47PM
0.49
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---9:19-------9:17-------9:16----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C161818181615141416181918171616161817171716151413
Feels °C (?)131416171413111214151717151415161716171516141211
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