
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
249 | 177 | 209 | 159 | 167 | 121 | 326 | 302 | 311 | 311 | 296 | 296 | 799 | 765 | 769 | 661 | 563 | 531 | 531 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.95m | 10:27AM1.97m | 10:46PM2.03m | 11:06AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.66m | 4:18AM0.61m | 4:40PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.53m | 5:16PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
249 | 177 | 209 | 159 | 167 | 117 | 326 | 302 | 311 | 311 | 296 | 296 | 799 | 765 | 769 | 661 | 563 | 531 | 531 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
220 | 161 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
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