Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1475 | 1258 | 908 | 794 | 1268 | 3594 | 6481 | 8047 | 10706 | 13709 | 14553 | 11306 | 8723 | 7272 | 6357 | 5190 | 4339 | 3515 | 2825 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.61m | 7:29AM1.64m | 8:02PM1.67m | 8:29AM1.72m | 8:58PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.83m | 1:15AM0.81m | 1:48PM0.80m | 2:20AM0.75m | 2:48PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1475 | 1258 | 908 | 72 | 163 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 14553 | 11306 | 8723 | 7272 | 6357 | 5190 | 4339 | 3515 | 2825 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | W 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 103 | 117 | 156 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 75 | 90 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 794 | 1268 | 3594 | 6481 | 8047 | 10706 | 13709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 225 | 211 | 188 | 224 | 242 | 451 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 211 | 191 |
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