Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 696 | 580 | 573 | 361 | 437 | 580 | 696 | 1025 | 1165 | 1265 | 1328 | 1280 | 1108 | 1072 | 931 | 902 | 308 | 353 | 587 | 864 | 1265 | 2387 | 4878 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.97m | 10:43PM2.08m | 11:09AM2.09m | 11:22PM2.18m | 11:47AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17AM0.28m | 4:36PM0.28m | 4:56AM0.18m | 5:15PM0.19m | 5:36AM0.12m | 5:54PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 33 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 696 | 580 | 573 | 361 | 437 | 580 | 696 | 1025 | 1165 | 1265 | 1328 | 1280 | 1108 | 1072 | 931 | 902 | 308 | 204 | 587 | 864 | 1265 | 2387 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 196 | 194 | 75 | 240 | 237 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 65 | 198 | 181 | 220 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 63 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 353 | — | — | — | — | 4878 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 255 | 255 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 292 | 255 |
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