
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1503 | 1239 | 1278 | 1261 | 3555 | 3260 | 1079 | 1118 | 1763 | 1576 | 1257 | 1077 | 938 | 834 | 622 | 521 | 514 | 413 | 377 | 366 | 152 | 181 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM2.14m | 00:37AM2.15m | 12:55PM2.08m | 1:14AM2.05m | 1:31PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.07m | 6:28PM0.11m | 6:49AM0.14m | 7:04PM0.20m | 7:25AM0.25m | 7:41PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
1503 | 1239 | 918 | 1261 | — | — | 466 | 313 | 1763 | 1576 | 1257 | 1077 | 938 | 834 | 622 | 521 | 514 | 413 | 377 | 366 | 152 | 181 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | — | 1278 | — | — | — | 1079 | 1118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 67 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — |
916 | 999 | — | 764 | 3555 | 3260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 188 | 116 | 211 | 216 | 116 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 255 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 225 | 237 | 237 | 116 |
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