Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 768 | 681 | 642 | 790 | 957 | 951 | 899 | 731 | 641 | 414 | 926 | 627 | 515 | 356 | 273 | 269 | 202 | 129 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:37AM2.13m | 2:00PM2.03m | 2:16AM2.07m | 2:40PM1.97m | 2:59AM1.99m | 3:26PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.31m | 8:07PM0.35m | 8:33AM0.34m | 8:49PM0.40m | 9:17AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 917 | 768 | 681 | 550 | 524 | 493 | 392 | 899 | 731 | 641 | 414 | 926 | 627 | 515 | 356 | 273 | 269 | 202 | 129 | 46 | 43 | 18 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | 344 | 325 | 316 | 65 | 58 | 104 | 61 | 99 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 37 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 153 | 240 | 399 | 642 | 790 | 957 | 951 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 365 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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