Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2033 | 1883 | 1744 | 2494 | 2688 | 4135 | 8485 | 9309 | 7676 | 5131 | 2904 | 1398 | 663 | 434 | 307 | 262 | 171 | 116 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55PM2.14m | 12:15PM2.10m | 00:28AM2.16m | 12:49PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.42m | 6:06AM0.39m | 6:22PM0.37m | 6:40AM0.34m | 6:55PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | NNW 10 | W 15 | NNW 10 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 1883 | 258 | 443 | 923 | 544 | 341 | — | 7676 | 5131 | 2904 | 1398 | 663 | 434 | 307 | 262 | 171 | 116 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 266 | 280 | 399 | 93 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 98 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | N 8 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2033 | — | 1744 | 2494 | 2688 | 4135 | 8485 | 9309 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 191 | 188 | 224 | 188 | 191 | 211 | 188 | 306 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 |
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