Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2278 | 2216 | 2216 | 2247 | 2218 | 3236 | 1321 | 3325 | 3746 | 4428 | 5969 | 3459 | 7448 | 9884 | 9829 | 9835 | 8811 | 7567 | 5922 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:40PM1.65m | 4:26AM1.59m | 4:50PM1.57m | 5:39AM1.55m | 6:10PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM0.70m | 10:32AM0.75m | 11:18PM0.77m | 11:50AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 8 | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2278 | 2216 | 2216 | 2247 | 2218 | — | 708 | — | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 9829 | — | — | 7567 | 5922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 1321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3236 | — | 3325 | 3746 | 4428 | 5969 | 3459 | 7448 | 9884 | — | 9835 | 8811 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 188 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 306 | 422 | 188 | 365 | 548 | 600 | 302 | 188 |
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