
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
307 | 856 | 800 | 651 | 901 | 2521 | 5302 | 5443 | 5152 | 4594 | 3814 | 3683 | 4456 | 5577 | 6766 | 6174 | 6034 | 5788 | 5635 | 5522 | 5983 | 5647 | 4701 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.10m | 10:39PM2.22m | 11:03AM2.16m | 11:21PM2.25m | 11:43AM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.15m | 4:30PM0.15m | 4:53AM0.07m | 5:11PM0.08m | 5:33AM0.04m | 5:50PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
238 | 856 | 800 | 546 | 550 | 2521 | 5302 | 5443 | 5152 | 4594 | 3814 | 3683 | — | — | — | — | 6034 | 5788 | 5635 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
291 | 45 | 399 | 610 | 594 | 587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
91 | — | — | 651 | 901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
307 | 478 | 565 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4456 | 5577 | 6766 | 6174 | — | — | — | 5522 | 5983 | 5647 | 4701 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 116 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 237 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 305 | 225 | 255 | 0 |
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