Hut · Haast, Paringa and Moeraki rivers area, West Coast No booking

Middle Head Hut

43.8237° S, 169.4553° E

No booking: first come, first served

This hut is not on DOC's booking system. Beds go to whoever arrives first, so carry a tent or a plan B in busy seasons.

Where a fee applies, pay with a Backcountry Hut Ticket or a Hut Pass. From 1 November 2026 hut tickets can also be bought online through DOC. The DOC page for this hut has the category, fee and facilities.

DOC page for Middle Head Hut (opens the DOC website)

Forecast

At 380 m, from Open-Meteo, fetched 8:19 am, Wed 4 Nov.

16-day forecast
Day	Conditions	High / low	Rain, chance	Wind km/h
Wed 4 Nov	Violent showers	13° / 11°	58.5 mm 100%	12 gusts 52
Thu 5 Nov	Showers	14° / 12°	20.5 mm 98%	12 gusts 43
Fri 6 Nov	Thunderstorm	13° / 12°	51.3 mm 100%	17 gusts 64
Sat 7 Nov	Showers	17° / 11°	19.3 mm 93%	9 gusts 40
Sun 8 Nov	Light drizzle	19° / 9°	0.9 mm 80%	8 gusts 32
Mon 9 Nov	Light drizzle	17° / 11°	1.5 mm 61%	9 gusts 38
Tue 10 Nov	Light drizzle	20° / 10°	0.6 mm 67%	15 gusts 37
Wed 11 Nov	Showers	19° / 10°	11.2 mm 80%	10 gusts 35
Thu 12 Nov	Light drizzle	19° / 10°	2 mm 71%	8 gusts 32
Fri 13 Nov	Fog	19° / 10°	0 mm 55%	10 gusts 34
Sat 14 Nov	Fog	17° / 9°	0 mm 60%	12 gusts 39
Sun 15 Nov	Showers	22° / 11°	13.8 mm 76%	8 gusts 35
Mon 16 Nov	Showers	18° / 10°	21.2 mm 78%	10 gusts 53
Tue 17 Nov	Showers	15° / 10°	47.4 mm 63%	13 gusts 46
Wed 18 Nov	Drizzle	16° / 6°	7 mm 52%	9 gusts 42
Thu 19 Nov	Light rain	11° / 6°	10.4 mm 57%

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