Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 592 | 426 | 282 | 207 | 274 | 256 | 205 | 95 | 90 | 66 | 82 | 86 | 170 | 419 | 708 | 1656 | 917 | 768 | 734 | 550 | 699 | 654 | 569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM2.16m | 12:49PM2.10m | 1:02AM2.16m | 1:24PM2.08m | 1:37AM2.13m | 2:00PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.34m | 6:55PM0.34m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:30PM0.33m | 7:52AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 592 | 426 | 282 | 207 | 274 | 256 | 205 | 80 | 90 | 65 | 82 | 85 | 67 | 190 | 94 | 1656 | 917 | 768 | 734 | 550 | 432 | 412 | 569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 42 | 58 | 419 | 708 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 481 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | N 8 | N 8 | W 20 | N 7 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 86 | 170 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 297 | 392 | 545 | 699 | 654 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 422 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 116 | 116 |
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