
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
563 | 555 | 475 | 475 | 396 | 396 | 303 | 321 | 294 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 277 | 195 | 402 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 353 | 339 | 296 | 322 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.79m | 6:20PM1.80m | 7:06AM1.77m | 7:40PM1.82m | 8:18AM1.81m | 8:49PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.63m | 00:47AM0.57m | 1:21PM0.63m | 2:03AM0.51m | 2:34PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
563 | 555 | 475 | 475 | 396 | 396 | 303 | 321 | 294 | 238 | 238 | 246 | 277 | 195 | 402 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 111 | 169 | 296 | 302 | 365 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
46 | 45 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 155 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 62 | 353 | 339 | 259 | 322 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 4 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 19 | N 9 | WSW 17 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 164 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 259 | 260 | 237 | 0 |
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