
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
294 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 277 | 195 | 402 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 353 | 339 | 279 | 348 | 347 | 336 | 352 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 437 | 446 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.77m | 7:40PM1.82m | 8:18AM1.81m | 8:49PM1.91m | 9:21AM1.89m | 9:46PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.63m | 2:03AM0.51m | 2:34PM0.54m | 3:07AM0.41m | 3:34PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
294 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 277 | 195 | 402 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 88 | 133 | 279 | 348 | 347 | 336 | 352 | 118 | 135 | 232 | 437 | 446 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | N 7 | WSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
32 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 155 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 353 | 339 | 259 | 322 | 183 | 183 | 201 | 143 | 288 | 124 | 277 | 96 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | W 20 | N 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | W 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 67 | 2 | 164 | 172 | 126 | 291 | — | 284 | 30 | 353 | 392 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NE 5 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 31 | 269 | 93 | 149 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 259 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 211 | 116 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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