Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.5
WSW
1.3
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)11118999999161616161515141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20373193463495455333286222283376125513751307107487475265154952758010181002396
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.90
5:11PM
1.88
5:45AM
1.81
6:30PM
1.80
7:08AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.42
10:51AM
0.49
11:26PM
0.55
12:07PM
0.58
12:44AM
0.63
1:32PM
0.60
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:13-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset-------8:38-------8:37-------8:36
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
132-----------121-126225--
Temp. °C141313141518181816161515182016161616161717161516
Feels °C (?)111111121519181816161515171614151515141618151415
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