Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2576 | 2491 | 3222 | 1537 | 1696 | 2736 | 2427 | 2001 | 1825 | 1850 | 1680 | 1330 | 1137 | 994 | 862 | 742 | 731 | 615 | 571 | 471 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.19m | 1:08AM2.24m | 1:30PM2.11m | 1:48AM2.12m | 2:09PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.04m | 6:58PM0.11m | 7:22AM0.12m | 7:38PM0.20m | 8:02AM0.24m | 8:18PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2576 | 2491 | 3222 | 819 | 1696 | 2736 | 2427 | 2001 | 1825 | 1850 | 1680 | 1330 | 1137 | 994 | 862 | 742 | 731 | 615 | 571 | 471 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1537 | 575 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 57 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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