Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 224mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 614 | 486 | 789 | 628 | 470 | 466 | 227 | 513 | 1403 | 3813 | 4247 | 3462 | 2250 | 1685 | 1493 | 1545 | 1338 | 1281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.01m | 10:40AM2.01m | 10:54PM2.10m | 11:15AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.49m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:49PM0.38m | 5:05AM0.32m | 5:21PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 18 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 447 | 494 | 486 | 789 | 628 | 470 | 466 | 227 | 513 | 1403 | 163 | 160 | 3462 | 2250 | 1685 | 1493 | 1545 | 1338 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 614 | 463 | 217 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 45 | 225 | 165 | — | — | 149 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 137 | 1141 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 23 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 339 | 323 | 102 | 97 | 134 | 146 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 759 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 887 | 1677 | 3813 | 4247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1281 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 242 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 238 | 371 | 294 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
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