Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 973 | 1077 | 1676 | 966 | 926 | 758 | 608 | 507 | 483 | 408 | 483 | 747 | 1160 | 2576 | 2445 | 2346 | 2095 | 1662 | 1543 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.00m | 1:58PM1.99m | 2:22AM1.91m | 2:35PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.27m | 7:54AM0.33m | 8:11PM0.36m | 8:31AM0.43m | 8:49PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 973 | 1077 | 1676 | 966 | 926 | 758 | 608 | 507 | 483 | 408 | 483 | 747 | 1160 | 2576 | 2445 | 2346 | 2095 | 1662 | 1543 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | NNW 7 | N 12 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 3 | 3 | 211 | 173 | 169 | 164 | 118 | 79 | 73 | 41 | 53 | 628 | 31 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 55 | 89 | 206 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 8 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 66 | 196 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 284 | 246 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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