Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
W
1
NW
1.9
NW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1313131212121212121111689999991716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)195217831446111684164754645633021716673456672713659464343275286463127113751307
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
S
0
NE
5
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.12
3:42AM
2.01
4:07PM
2.00
4:36AM
1.90
5:11PM
1.88
5:45AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.30
9:53AM
0.37
10:24PM
0.42
10:51AM
0.49
11:26PM
0.55
12:07PM
0.58
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-8:42-------8:40-------8:38------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------231-----------
Temp. °C151513111110131616151312141416171717161515161718
Feels °C (?)11131291081214141299121417171516161514161515
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