Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1123 | 1087 | 1045 | 802 | 273 | 385 | 888 | 1153 | 958 | 3297 | 6462 | 6692 | 5932 | 5242 | 3797 | 2816 | 1326 | 1121 | 963 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM2.18m | 11:47AM2.17m | 00:03AM2.25m | 12:27PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.19m | 5:36AM0.12m | 5:54PM0.13m | 6:16AM0.10m | 6:34PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 18 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1123 | 1087 | 1045 | 802 | 267 | 385 | 888 | 1153 | 958 | — | 6462 | 6692 | 5932 | — | 25 | 65 | 1326 | 1121 | 963 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 273 | 189 | 141 | 184 | 663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | — | 392 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 63 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 34 | 59 | — | — | — | 3297 | — | — | 29 | 5242 | 3797 | 2816 | 627 | 593 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 238 | 255 | 295 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 290 | 728 | 188 | 191 | 302 | 256 | 255 | 255 |
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