Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3192 | 4277 | 4719 | 3581 | 2180 | 1390 | 639 | 651 | 663 | 593 | 560 | 520 | 516 | 407 | 280 | 239 | 276 | 1121 | 826 | 2291 | 3029 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:38AM2.16m | 10:58PM2.27m | 11:26AM2.22m | 11:44PM2.32m | 12:09PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:48PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.09m | 5:58AM0.02m | 6:17PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 6 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 3192 | 4277 | 4719 | 3581 | 382 | 478 | 690 | 651 | 663 | 593 | 560 | 520 | 516 | 407 | 280 | 151 | 169 | 1121 | 633 | 2291 | 3029 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WSW 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 78 | 39 | 41 | 147 | 131 | 639 | 474 | 380 | 261 | 211 | 116 | 67 | 314 | 180 | 239 | 156 | 86 | 826 | 29 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 21 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNE 8 | WSW 18 | NNW 9 | W 20 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 37 | 63 | 61 | — | 35 | 125 | 68 | 170 | 98 | 362 | 284 | 318 | 44 | 186 | 68 | 276 | 54 | 44 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2180 | 1390 | — | — | — | 306 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 238 | 237 | 237 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 224 | 36 | 0 |
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