
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2945 | 2216 | 1658 | 1367 | 962 | 697 | 557 | 384 | 312 | 269 | 201 | 195 | 147 | 142 | 123 | 210 | 249 | 225 | 243 | 727 | 1376 | 1151 | 911 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.88m | 3:33AM1.92m | 4:03PM1.83m | 4:26AM1.88m | 5:00PM1.80m | 5:28AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.44m | 9:23PM0.49m | 9:53AM0.46m | 10:14PM0.52m | 10:46AM0.47m | 11:13PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2945 | 2216 | 1658 | 1367 | 962 | 697 | 557 | 384 | 312 | 269 | 201 | 195 | 147 | 142 | 123 | 210 | 249 | 225 | 225 | 727 | 1376 | 1151 | 911 | 732 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
30 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 65 | 121 | 202 | 243 | 173 | — | 47 | 90 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 242 | 116 | 116 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 116 | 116 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
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