
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6466 | 5624 | 4347 | 3431 | 2868 | 2139 | 1705 | 1294 | 1002 | 767 | 711 | 572 | 468 | 384 | 350 | 329 | 254 | 236 | 228 | 228 | 171 | 83 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.75m | 6:47PM1.77m | 7:27AM1.80m | 8:02PM1.88m | 8:36AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.63m | 1:11AM0.54m | 1:46PM0.55m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 6 |
6466 | 5624 | 4347 | 3431 | 2868 | 2139 | 1705 | 1294 | 386 | 324 | 280 | 572 | 468 | 384 | 350 | 329 | 254 | 236 | 228 | 228 | 171 | 83 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
— | — | 157 | 188 | 165 | 237 | 313 | 409 | 1002 | 767 | 711 | 164 | 169 | 143 | 108 | 43 | 38 | 44 | 27 | 42 | 62 | 65 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | W 20 | W 19 | NW 8 | NNE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 58 | — | 8 | 28 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 55 | 42 | 47 | 73 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 116 | 237 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 36 | 0 |
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