Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1858 | 1358 | 1537 | 1644 | 2576 | 2276 | 2577 | 2543 | 2341 | 2119 | 2278 | 2444 | 2407 | 2441 | 2474 | 2842 | 2765 | 3423 | 3996 | 2035 | 2539 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.76m | 3:23AM1.68m | 3:40PM1.65m | 4:26AM1.59m | 4:50PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.52m | 9:05PM0.58m | 9:30AM0.65m | 10:03PM0.70m | 10:32AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1858 | 563 | 601 | 1644 | 2576 | 2276 | 2577 | 2543 | 2341 | 2119 | 2278 | 2444 | 2407 | 2441 | 2474 | — | 2765 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 123 | 1358 | 1537 | 32 | 19 | 19 | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 72 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2842 | — | 3423 | 3996 | 2035 | 2539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 188 | 211 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 211 | 222 | 36 | 0 | 191 | 188 | 0 | 188 | 116 | 211 | 191 |
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