Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 555 | 531 | 617 | 336 | 189 | 342 | 530 | 1729 | 1721 | 1202 | 1175 | 1102 | 3396 | 15194 | 15889 | 11958 | 6709 | 2966 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:21PM2.10m | 11:41AM2.08m | 11:55PM2.14m | 12:15PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.49m | 5:31AM0.46m | 5:49PM0.42m | 6:06AM0.39m | 6:22PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 651 | 555 | 531 | 617 | 336 | 137 | 151 | 530 | 1729 | 1721 | 1202 | 332 | 1102 | 380 | — | 15889 | 11958 | 6709 | 2966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 113 | 60 | 342 | 322 | 249 | 267 | 263 | 443 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | 82 | 188 | 266 | 404 | 399 | 133 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 64 | 263 | 249 | 176 | — | — | 1175 | 990 | 3396 | 15194 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 302 | 36 |
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