Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 755 | 445 | 863 | 512 | 678 | 767 | 1262 | 1034 | 1341 | 1224 | 1208 | 1308 | 1915 | 2644 | 4250 | 5227 | 5146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:35AM2.01m | 3:01PM1.92m | 3:32AM1.89m | 4:02PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.35m | 8:51AM0.39m | 9:15PM0.45m | 9:47AM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | NW 9 | WSW 15 | — | W 16 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 755 | 445 | 863 | 512 | 413 | 767 | 1262 | 1034 | 1341 | 1224 | 1208 | — | 702 | 773 | — | 604 | 1294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 356 | 4 | 325 | 678 | 227 | 164 | 205 | 210 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 14 | N 11 | WSW 15 | N 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 120 | 2 | 125 | 2 | 234 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 384 | 1308 | 1915 | 2644 | 4250 | 5227 | 5146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 116 | 255 | 116 | 116 | 255 | 211 | 216 | 191 | 211 | 329 | 211 | 212 |
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