Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1680 | 1330 | 1137 | 994 | 862 | 850 | 731 | 711 | 571 | 290 | 261 | 239 | 269 | 240 | 231 | 265 | 257 | 322 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.11m | 1:48AM2.12m | 2:09PM2.00m | 2:30AM1.98m | 2:49PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.20m | 8:02AM0.24m | 8:18PM0.32m | 8:43AM0.38m | 9:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
1680 | 1330 | 1137 | 994 | 862 | 850 | 731 | 711 | 571 | 290 | 103 | 239 | 269 | 240 | 231 | 226 | 194 | 225 | 248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 86 | 261 | 204 | 158 | 204 | 207 | 265 | 257 | 322 | 223 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 56 | 57 | 61 | 25 | — | — | 66 | 64 | 224 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 |
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