Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 367 | 478 | 413 | 351 | 281 | 257 | 249 | 498 | 408 | 389 | 353 | 246 | 184 | 339 | 314 | 282 | 184 | 273 | 315 | 688 | 706 | 776 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.62m | 8:33PM1.71m | 9:02AM1.73m | 9:21PM1.83m | 9:48AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.64m | 2:21PM0.63m | 2:50AM0.53m | 3:13PM0.51m | 3:36AM0.40m | 3:56PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 561 | 367 | 478 | 413 | 351 | 281 | 257 | 249 | 498 | 408 | 389 | 8 | 246 | 184 | 339 | 314 | 282 | 184 | 148 | 112 | 688 | 706 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 23 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 198 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 52 | 52 | 142 | 273 | 315 | 78 | 72 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 20 | — | — | N 10 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | W 19 | WSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 35 | 86 | 48 | 186 | 183 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 45 | 86 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — | 353 | 45 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 260 | 260 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 225 | 225 | 211 | 257 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 0 |
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