
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1450 | 1263 | 1092 | 1063 | 912 | 899 | 754 | 722 | 617 | 608 | 507 | 499 | 424 | 395 | 319 | 252 | 244 | 189 | 142 | 140 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.02m | 3:11AM2.04m | 3:35PM1.91m | 4:01AM1.90m | 4:26PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.28m | 8:56PM0.38m | 9:27AM0.42m | 9:45PM0.51m | 10:15AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 7 |
1450 | 1263 | 1092 | 1063 | 912 | 899 | 754 | 722 | 617 | 608 | 507 | 499 | 424 | 395 | 319 | 252 | 244 | 189 | 142 | 140 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 65 | 63 | 89 | 94 | 91 | 88 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | NNE 6 | W 19 | NNE 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 51 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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