Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 860 | 1712 | 2773 | 1726 | 3116 | 4280 | 3386 | 4803 | 6918 | 6335 | 6615 | 6985 | 6194 | 6101 | 5910 | 4908 | 4721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.22m | 12:22PM2.16m | 00:34AM2.22m | 12:56PM2.15m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.18m | 6:27PM0.21m | 6:47AM0.17m | 7:01PM0.22m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 13 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 860 | 745 | 575 | 644 | 3116 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 510 | 44 | 29 | 19 | 457 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 3 | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 1712 | 2773 | 1726 | — | 4280 | 3386 | 4803 | 6918 | 6335 | 6615 | 6985 | 6194 | 6101 | 5910 | 4908 | 4721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 301 | 301 | 211 | 301 | 330 | 404 | 302 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 188 |
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