Haast Beach surf break

Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (26 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
5
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
!
!
!
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
N
2.5
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4.5
N
5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.3
NNW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)14131413131314131313131212111110101091313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367282797217133974252546756905019627678376081494245063662298024741712859257257261265261
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
NE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.81
6:30PM
1.77
7:05AM
1.79
7:48PM
1.77
8:22AM
1.84
8:57PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
0.58
12:43AM
0.66
1:30PM
0.58
2:04AM
0.63
2:42PM
0.51
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:52-------7:52-------7:54-----
Sunset-----7:45-------7:44-------7:43--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----323-18741131231274431---
Temp. °C171617161514141616151717181818171717171616161617
Feels °C (?)161514141212121414121212141415141516161517161517
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