Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 90mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 411 | 381 | 305 | 236 | 229 | 178 | 135 | 478 | 1169 | 1914 | 1018 | 642 | 555 | 527 | 506 | 761 | 1875 | 2263 | 3658 | 7010 | 6840 | 6057 | 5278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:47AM2.02m | 9:20PM2.06m | 9:50AM2.12m | 10:18PM2.19m | 10:48AM2.20m | 11:11PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.37m | 3:35AM0.28m | 4:06PM0.28m | 4:32AM0.17m | 5:00PM0.20m | 5:25AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 505 | 411 | 381 | 305 | 236 | 229 | 178 | 113 | 113 | 77 | 70 | 1018 | 642 | 505 | 527 | 506 | 761 | 1875 | 2263 | 3658 | 7010 | 6840 | 6057 | 5278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | N 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 490 | 522 | 555 | 377 | 266 | 224 | 81 | 181 | 808 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 18 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 98 | 90 | 127 | 127 | 184 | 167 | 559 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 46 | 135 | 478 | 1169 | 1914 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 211 | 188 | 191 | 211 | 191 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 238 | 224 | 242 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
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