
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 392 | 353 | 339 | 279 | 348 | 327 | 281 | 277 | 296 | 288 | 284 | 418 | 461 | 475 | 532 | 678 | 763 | 911 | 1031 | 1002 | 1708 | 1708 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.81m | 8:49PM1.91m | 9:21AM1.89m | 9:46PM2.01m | 10:13AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.51m | 2:34PM0.54m | 3:07AM0.41m | 3:34PM0.42m | 4:01AM0.30m | 4:23PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
387 | 392 | 86 | 75 | 279 | 348 | 327 | 281 | 277 | 296 | 119 | 222 | 418 | 461 | 461 | 343 | 275 | 763 | 911 | 1031 | 1002 | 1708 | 1708 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NNW 8 |
27 | 44 | 353 | 339 | 259 | 322 | 183 | 183 | 199 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 280 | 314 | 475 | 532 | 678 | 210 | 153 | 132 | 528 | 95 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | W 9 | W 19 | N 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | — | N 14 | N 13 | W 20 | NNE 6 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | N 13 | W 19 | W 19 | NW 8 | N 13 | N 13 |
19 | 20 | 10 | 44 | 66 | 2 | 164 | 172 | 126 | — | 4 | 4 | 68 | 30 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 3 | 180 | 259 | 95 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 11 | — | 166 | 123 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 116 | 211 | 259 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 116 | 0 | 0 |
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