Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | N 9 | WSW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1385 | 1492 | 1357 | 1011 | 659 | 572 | 427 | 341 | 277 | 257 | 219 | 258 | 347 | 305 | 266 | 343 | 298 | 262 | 276 | 481 | 554 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.77m | 6:13AM1.81m | 6:53PM1.79m | 7:30AM1.85m | 8:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.55m | 11:53PM0.57m | 12:31PM0.58m | 1:13AM0.54m | 1:50PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1385 | 1492 | 1357 | 1011 | 659 | 572 | 427 | 341 | 277 | 257 | 219 | 258 | 347 | 258 | 266 | 343 | 298 | 262 | 276 | 241 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 | 89 | 15 | 113 | 111 | 183 | 86 | 305 | 265 | 210 | 261 | 257 | 249 | 481 | 554 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 20 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 80 | 163 | 169 | 40 | 126 | 108 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 47 | 65 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 211 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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