Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 674 | 581 | 303 | 273 | 772 | 1228 | 904 | 537 | 470 | 439 | 439 | 618 | 2088 | 2900 | 3649 | 5808 | 2624 | 6045 | 4887 | 4145 | 3484 | 2593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.73m | 6:26PM1.69m | 7:01AM1.71m | 7:31PM1.71m | 8:02AM1.75m | 8:32PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.77m | 00:45AM0.79m | 1:14PM0.81m | 1:50AM0.79m | 2:18PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | NW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 694 | 674 | 581 | 94 | 225 | 273 | 1228 | 904 | 537 | 470 | 355 | 191 | 618 | 2088 | 2900 | 3649 | 5808 | 2624 | 6045 | 4887 | 4145 | 3484 | 2593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 16 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 5 | 303 | — | — | 242 | 195 | 254 | 308 | 439 | 439 | 176 | 176 | 140 | 117 | — | 2417 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 30 | 107 | 144 | 610 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | NW 7 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 273 | 772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 255 | 255 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 255 | 211 | 302 | 242 | 188 | 237 | 242 | 0 | 0 |
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