Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 208mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1204 | 2676 | 892 | 854 | 1708 | 1530 | 1370 | 1430 | 941 | 600 | 408 | 630 | 534 | 297 | 367 | 193 | 228 | 1210 | 2522 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.90m | 10:03AM1.92m | 10:20PM2.01m | 10:40AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.60m | 3:54AM0.54m | 4:14PM0.49m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:49PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 1204 | 2676 | 512 | 497 | 1708 | 1530 | 1370 | — | 378 | 378 | 373 | 630 | 534 | 297 | 367 | 188 | 154 | 1210 | 2522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 892 | 854 | 96 | 55 | — | — | — | 600 | 408 | 217 | 167 | 87 | 169 | 193 | 228 | 165 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 285 | 271 | 102 | 97 | 167 | 146 | 77 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1430 | 941 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 181 | 458 | 958 | 1415 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 319 | 362 | 191 |
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