
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
313 | 589 | 618 | 2234 | 2864 | 3834 | 4066 | 5418 | 2678 | 5083 | 4145 | 3484 | 2765 | 2326 | 1241 | 926 | 651 | 547 | 608 | 888 | 1025 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.71m | 7:31PM1.71m | 8:02AM1.75m | 8:32PM1.77m | 8:57AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM0.81m | 1:50AM0.79m | 2:18PM0.79m | 2:47AM0.76m | 3:14PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 13 |
268 | 589 | 593 | 2234 | 2864 | 3834 | 4066 | 5418 | 1403 | 5083 | 4145 | 3484 | 2765 | 2326 | 1241 | 926 | 651 | 547 | 608 | 888 | 1025 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | WSW 16 | — | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 |
173 | 181 | 169 | 112 | 109 | 86 | 66 | — | 2678 | — | 14 | 14 | 129 | 121 | 469 | 207 | 270 | 218 | 260 | 116 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
313 | 103 | 618 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 0 | 242 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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