Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 140 | 133 | 154 | 235 | 279 | 364 | 505 | 537 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 799 | 588 | 506 | 367 | 225 | 287 | 905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.80m | 4:57AM1.79m | 5:22PM1.72m | 5:58AM1.73m | 6:26PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.64m | 11:08AM0.67m | 11:39PM0.74m | 12:08PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 140 | 133 | 154 | 235 | 279 | 364 | 505 | 537 | 700 | 700 | 711 | 799 | 588 | 506 | 367 | 225 | 287 | 905 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 75 | 72 | 222 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | W 20 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 50 | 48 | 22 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 6 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | 145 | 200 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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