Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 403 | 403 | 345 | 345 | 291 | 244 | 294 | 388 | 867 | 697 | 697 | 901 | 2300 | 3022 | 5759 | 5510 | 4594 | 4114 | 4222 | 4760 | 5577 | 6356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.01m | 9:54PM2.14m | 10:21AM2.10m | 10:39PM2.22m | 11:03AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.27m | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:09AM0.15m | 4:30PM0.15m | 4:53AM0.07m | 5:11PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 478 | 403 | 403 | 345 | 345 | 291 | 244 | 294 | 294 | 867 | 587 | 559 | 537 | 808 | 3022 | 5759 | 5510 | 4594 | 4114 | 4222 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 23 | 110 | 124 | 123 | 162 | 208 | 291 | 45 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 2300 | 873 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | WSW 22 | — | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 75 | 127 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 91 | — | 377 | 651 | 901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 388 | 603 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4760 | 5577 | 6356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 116 | 116 | 188 | 222 | 222 | 188 | 188 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 306 |
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