Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 99mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 311 | 296 | 296 | 694 | 765 | 769 | 661 | 792 | 555 | 531 | 600 | 336 | 193 | 378 | 1032 | 2212 | 1526 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46PM2.03m | 11:06AM2.04m | 11:21PM2.10m | 11:41AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.57m | 4:56AM0.53m | 5:16PM0.49m | 5:31AM0.46m | 5:49PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 311 | 311 | 296 | 296 | 694 | 765 | 769 | 661 | 792 | 555 | 531 | 600 | 137 | 163 | 378 | 1032 | 2212 | 1526 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 23 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | 189 | 342 | 322 | 326 | 258 | 485 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 22 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 82 | 188 | 362 | 404 | 399 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | 32 | 35 | 22 | 32 | 80 | 191 | 288 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 |
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