Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3849 | 2979 | 2379 | 1048 | 804 | 694 | 569 | 469 | 373 | 334 | 334 | 637 | 1034 | 1080 | 1428 | 2483 | 2483 | 2340 | 2877 | 3088 | 3183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.22m | 00:46AM2.27m | 1:09PM2.23m | 1:33AM2.23m | 1:55PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.11m | 6:58AM0.13m | 7:18PM0.14m | 7:45AM0.20m | 8:07PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | WSW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | 137 | 1048 | 804 | 694 | 569 | 469 | 373 | 334 | 247 | 260 | 274 | 477 | 331 | 322 | 217 | 179 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 446 | 411 | 355 | 298 | 329 | 334 | — | — | — | — | 132 | 140 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 3849 | 2979 | 2379 | 683 | 479 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | 1034 | 1080 | 1428 | 2483 | 2483 | 2340 | 2877 | 3088 | 3183 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 324 | 324 | 255 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 211 | 255 | 225 | 211 | 188 | 211 | 301 | 301 | 188 |
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