Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 315 | 688 | 662 | 973 | 653 | 696 | 580 | 573 | 437 | 437 | 580 | 696 | 938 | 1208 | 1265 | 1184 | 1138 | 1123 | 1087 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.85m | 10:04PM1.96m | 10:29AM1.97m | 10:43PM2.08m | 11:09AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.39m | 4:17AM0.28m | 4:36PM0.28m | 4:56AM0.18m | 5:15PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 152 | 112 | 688 | 662 | 973 | 653 | 696 | 580 | 573 | 437 | 437 | 580 | 696 | 938 | 1208 | 1265 | 1184 | 1138 | 1123 | 1087 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 236 | — | — | — | 44 | 196 | 194 | 75 | 240 | 237 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 315 | — | — | — | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 97 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 255 | 211 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 36 | 116 |
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