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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 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
17.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
NNE
0.8
WNW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
WNW
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.3
NW
1.4
W
1.8
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
W
2.3
W
1.6
WSW
2.3
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1113141313136881091010911161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)487073694248134786611106108877454623548316091685157615331949206886118381491
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
N
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.63
8:43PM
1.67
9:16AM
1.70
9:42PM
1.75
10:10AM
1.81
10:32PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:30PM
0.80
3:02AM
0.78
3:32PM
0.73
4:00AM
0.69
4:23PM
0.63
4:46AM
0.58
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:57-------8:55-------8:53----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1129181--------------
Temp. °C191919181717171713141615131211101315151514141212
Feels °C (?)19181717151412141212111110109811141211121199
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