Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 365 | 377 | 317 | 1094 | 1576 | 1098 | 3042 | 2521 | 2504 | 2904 | 3125 | 3327 | 3474 | 3425 | 3316 | 2931 | 2118 | 3208 | 3979 | 3513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.23m | 1:33AM2.23m | 1:55PM2.20m | 2:25AM2.15m | 2:47PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.14m | 7:45AM0.20m | 8:07PM0.21m | 8:35AM0.31m | 9:03PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | — | NW 9 | WSW 13 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 373 | 365 | 247 | 317 | — | 64 | 643 | 132 | 136 | 84 | 84 | — | 3327 | 3474 | 3425 | 3316 | 2931 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 11 | W 16 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 298 | 153 | 377 | 162 | — | — | — | 2 | 132 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 70 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 146 | 1094 | 1576 | 1098 | 3042 | 2521 | 2504 | 2904 | 3125 | — | — | — | — | — | 2118 | 3208 | 3979 | 3513 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 116 | 211 | 211 | 260 | 211 | 211 | 191 | 301 | 301 | 188 | 191 | 188 | 0 | 188 | 340 | 302 | 324 | 302 |
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