Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1949 | 2018 | 1972 | 1837 | 1916 | 1834 | 1811 | 1719 | 1428 | 1371 | 1208 | 1042 | 912 | 899 | 754 | 722 | 617 | 523 | 507 | 424 | 424 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:04PM2.14m | 2:23AM2.17m | 2:49PM2.02m | 3:11AM2.04m | 3:35PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.17m | 8:10PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.28m | 8:56PM0.38m | 9:27AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 1949 | 2018 | 1972 | 1837 | 1916 | 1834 | 1811 | 1719 | 1428 | 1371 | 1208 | 1042 | 912 | 899 | 754 | 722 | 617 | 523 | 507 | 424 | 424 |
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 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 65 | 63 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 85 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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