
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
718 | 651 | 562 | 471 | 363 | 277 | 336 | 282 | 282 | 636 | 555 | 217 | 400 | 331 | 350 | 416 | 547 | 223 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:30PM2.19m | 1:47AM2.22m | 2:10PM2.15m | 2:32AM2.13m | 2:54PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.15m | 8:01AM0.17m | 8:19PM0.22m | 8:45AM0.28m | 9:07PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 |
718 | 651 | 562 | 471 | 363 | 265 | 223 | 175 | 125 | 636 | 555 | 80 | 400 | 331 | 350 | 416 | 547 | 223 | 332 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
504 | 421 | 415 | 342 | 342 | 277 | 336 | 282 | 282 | — | — | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 237 | 260 | 255 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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