Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
425 | 395 | 384 | 384 | 312 | 336 | 371 | 366 | 293 | 293 | 213 | 213 | 253 | 480 | 790 | 1091 | 1514 | 2016 | 1642 | 1310 | 1077 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.67m | 5:10AM1.64m | 5:37PM1.61m | 6:20AM1.61m | 6:53PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.67m | 10:48PM0.73m | 11:18AM0.78m | 00:01AM0.80m | 12:33PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
425 | 395 | 384 | 384 | 312 | 336 | 371 | 366 | 293 | 293 | 213 | 213 | 253 | 480 | 790 | 1091 | 1514 | 2016 | 1642 | 1310 | 1077 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | W 21 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 59 | 60 | 37 | 72 | 125 | 144 | 108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 70 | — | — | 75 | 103 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 211 | 116 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 188 |
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