Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NW
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.4
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)67778889911121313131313141414899913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)851681921862515458441050164526223278304125872270213318621867164018098311187115913082282
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
0
E
5
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
N
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
2.25
1:41AM
2.18
1:55PM
2.25
2:18AM
2.16
2:34PM
2.21
2:57AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
0.16
7:46AM
0.19
8:09PM
0.16
8:24AM
0.21
8:49PM
0.21
9:05AM
0.28
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:46-------8:45-------8:44------
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1--144-1---------1271311-1
Temp. °C15161515151413141514121110912141413131312121315
Feels °C (?)131313141497777666611121299978912
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