
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
325 | 575 | 554 | 434 | 411 | 400 | 394 | 389 | 357 | 342 | 427 | 350 | 189 | 203 | 173 | 125 | 322 | 240 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.88m | 8:42AM1.94m | 9:13PM2.02m | 9:44AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.53m | 2:27AM0.43m | 3:00PM0.42m | 3:29AM0.29m | 3:58PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
325 | 202 | 139 | 131 | 119 | 94 | 394 | 389 | 357 | 342 | 427 | 350 | 189 | 173 | 69 | 50 | 322 | 240 | 153 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | N 9 | WSW 15 | N 10 | N 9 | W 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 |
198 | 575 | 168 | 434 | 220 | 173 | 76 | 132 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 129 | 125 | 49 | 34 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 7 | WSW 16 | N 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | N 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WNW 6 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | N 14 | W 6 | WNW 9 |
203 | 74 | 554 | 175 | 411 | 400 | 166 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 61 | 74 | 19 | 203 | 173 | 107 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 101 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 188 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 238 | 238 | 116 |
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