
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 308 | 400 | 314 | 890 | 1275 | 1511 | 1151 | 956 | 789 | 697 | 602 | 465 | 443 | 384 | 837 | 627 | 568 | 469 | 463 | 348 | 334 | 233 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.88m | 5:00PM1.80m | 5:28AM1.86m | 6:04PM1.80m | 6:34AM1.88m | 7:12PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.47m | 11:13PM0.54m | 11:47AM0.49m | 00:18AM0.53m | 12:52PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
100 | 308 | 400 | 314 | 890 | 1275 | 1511 | 1151 | 956 | 789 | 697 | 602 | 465 | 384 | 384 | 837 | 627 | 568 | 469 | 463 | 348 | 334 | 233 | 236 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NE 7 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
29 | 65 | 121 | 202 | 160 | 102 | 2 | 47 | 90 | 86 | 295 | 289 | 368 | 443 | 348 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 74 | 180 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 |
14 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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