Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 125 | 176 | 240 | 153 | 230 | 614 | 1199 | 3428 | 4823 | 4636 | 3360 | 1682 | 1070 | 690 | 774 | 703 | 584 | 530 | 510 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM2.05m | 10:09PM2.16m | 10:38AM2.16m | 10:58PM2.27m | 11:26AM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.29m | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.17m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 50 | 49 | 240 | 153 | 230 | 614 | 1199 | 3428 | 4823 | 4636 | 3360 | 1682 | 1070 | 626 | 774 | 703 | 584 | 530 | 510 | 452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 127 | 125 | 81 | 34 | 33 | 146 | 140 | 473 | 86 | 78 | 39 | 41 | 382 | 527 | 690 | 374 | 275 | 207 | 144 | 92 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 5 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 173 | 108 | 176 | 2 | 8 | 22 | — | 140 | — | 37 | 63 | 61 | 144 | 131 | 172 | 68 | 170 | 200 | 288 | 284 | 67 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 32 | 49 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 237 | 238 | 237 | 116 | 116 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 237 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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