Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 834 | 622 | 521 | 514 | 413 | 390 | 299 | 103 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 363 | 539 | 889 | 1379 | 1281 | 1593 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.08m | 1:14AM2.05m | 1:31PM1.99m | 1:52AM1.93m | 2:07PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.20m | 7:25AM0.25m | 7:41PM0.31m | 8:02AM0.38m | 8:20PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 938 | 834 | 622 | 521 | 514 | 413 | 390 | 299 | 103 | 125 | 120 | 184 | 363 | 539 | 889 | 1379 | 1281 | 1593 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 67 | 113 | 81 | 60 | 83 | — | — | 233 | 551 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 84 | 312 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 39 | 85 | 209 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 225 | 284 | 284 | 266 | 238 |
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