Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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
16.7° 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 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
W
1.3
WSW
2
W
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
W
Period(s) (?)12121213131313131313131212121212777810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6286396395856237246425474614473452712132062037977161377585833544300212
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
SE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30AM
1.82
9:06PM
1.85
9:39AM
1.93
10:09PM
1.94
10:35AM
2.06
11:02PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.53
3:24AM
0.54
3:56PM
0.41
4:24AM
0.41
4:49PM
0.28
5:12AM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---8:34-------8:31-------8:30----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1517171615141313161616161413131313151515121098
Feels °C (?)1314151514121111161516161313131211119128443
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