Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 202 | 129 | 71 | 46 | 58 | 80 | 71 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 78 | 196 | 546 | 936 | 1379 | 1484 | 1365 | 1001 | 705 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.99m | 3:26PM1.89m | 3:51AM1.91m | 4:23PM1.82m | 4:57AM1.84m | 5:33PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.40m | 9:38PM0.47m | 10:10AM0.48m | 10:39PM0.54m | 11:14AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 215 | 202 | 129 | 71 | 46 | 58 | 80 | 71 | 45 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 78 | 196 | 546 | 936 | 1379 | 1484 | 1365 | 1001 | 705 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 18 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 116 | 191 | 188 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
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