Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 776 | 1238 | 2024 | 4735 | 7073 | 7248 | 6889 | 5897 | 5137 | 4064 | 3425 | 3028 | 2510 | 2581 | 2211 | 3294 | 857 | 916 | 3135 | 2904 | 2698 | 2643 | 2716 | 2474 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.20m | 11:11PM2.29m | 11:41AM2.26m | 00:02AM2.34m | 12:31PM2.27m | 00:50AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.20m | 5:25AM0.09m | 5:51PM0.14m | 6:16AM0.06m | 6:39PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 776 | 1238 | 1018 | 4735 | 7073 | 7248 | 6889 | 5897 | 5137 | 4064 | 3425 | 3028 | 2510 | 2581 | 2211 | — | 857 | 752 | — | — | 2698 | 2643 | 2716 | 2474 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 273 | — | 75 | 159 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 125 | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 217 | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3294 | 753 | 916 | 3135 | 2904 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 255 | 225 | 211 | 211 | 188 | 211 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 211 | 242 | 211 | 191 | 211 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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