
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1136 | 883 | 750 | 566 | 480 | 344 | 276 | 74 | 89 | 202 | 388 | 580 | 783 | 2402 | 4123 | 3428 | 2653 | 2148 | 1682 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM2.03m | 4:31AM1.94m | 4:56PM1.95m | 5:41AM1.87m | 6:10PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.42m | 10:39AM0.53m | 11:22PM0.49m | 11:51AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
1136 | 883 | 750 | 566 | 480 | 344 | 276 | 74 | 89 | 202 | 388 | 580 | 783 | — | 4123 | 3428 | 2653 | 2148 | 1682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 18 | — | — | NNW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | — | — | 21 | 37 | 39 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 22 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 76 | 205 | 2402 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 256 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 188 | 211 | 255 | 116 | 216 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 36 | 191 |
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