Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (15 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.4
W
1.5
WSW
2.1
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
1.4
W
0.9
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)101212121213131312111010101313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10921638162414941292142319397131194639415489305273673265483414350339256195189147
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.67
9:36AM
1.75
10:01PM
1.79
10:21AM
1.89
10:45PM
1.92
11:00AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.63
3:51PM
0.55
4:13AM
0.50
4:34PM
0.40
4:53AM
0.36
5:12PM
0.26
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:37-------7:39-------7:41---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:04-------8:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414131416161514141312131516161413131315161616
Feels °C (?)101010101212121111111111121415161312121215141515
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