Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (30 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.5
NNW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010877888888881414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)637448576475595644545526472472493443360290286229180154367277222222173125
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
2.03
10:42PM
1.99
11:00AM
2.10
11:22PM
2.05
11:39AM
2.14
11:59PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.32
4:51AM
0.31
5:12PM
0.24
5:30AM
0.24
5:50PM
0.20
6:07AM
0.20
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:58-------7:58-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:35----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
31----------------------
Temp. °C151516151212121012141413121111121315141312121212
Feels °C (?)161312106677111212121099101213121211111111
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