Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 109 | 226 | 380 | 482 | 539 | 528 | 533 | 1667 | 1303 | 1394 | 2269 | 1569 | 1064 | 909 | 861 | 901 | 1021 | 1097 | 1397 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.09m | 10:55PM2.18m | 11:18AM2.16m | 11:31PM2.24m | 11:53AM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.21m | 5:07AM0.13m | 5:23PM0.15m | 5:43AM0.09m | 5:58PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 23 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 96 | 226 | 380 | 482 | 539 | 528 | 533 | 10 | 1303 | 42 | 86 | 74 | 290 | 909 | 861 | 235 | 276 | 273 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | — | — | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 82 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 3 | 21 | 45 | — | — | 123 | 169 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | W 23 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 10 | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 1667 | — | 1394 | 2269 | 1569 | 1064 | — | — | 901 | 1021 | 1097 | 1397 | 1285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 188 | 36 | 0 | 116 | 36 | 116 | 242 | 0 | 237 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 302 | 304 | 211 |
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