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 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 79mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 366 | 103 | 125 | 123 | 201 | 431 | 666 | 882 | 855 | 913 | 1299 | 691 | 671 | 1139 | 1421 | 1832 | 1358 | 1557 | 1665 | 1623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.99m | 1:52AM1.93m | 2:07PM1.88m | 2:33AM1.80m | 2:49PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.25m | 7:41PM0.31m | 8:02AM0.38m | 8:20PM0.44m | 8:43AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 395 | 366 | 103 | 125 | 123 | 201 | 431 | 666 | 882 | 855 | 913 | 1299 | 691 | 291 | 1139 | 1421 | 1832 | 1358 | 1557 | 1665 | 1623 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 18 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NNE 7 | WSW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | 67 | 95 | 61 | 86 | 6 | — | 131 | 233 | 326 | 259 | 671 | 223 | 127 | 80 | 28 | — | 364 | 469 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 95 | 597 | 199 | 106 | 64 | 41 | — | — | 40 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 40 | 87 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 685 | 870 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 211 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 238 | 266 | 242 | 242 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 188 | 188 | 211 | 188 | 36 |
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