
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 400 | 331 | 350 | 429 | 446 | 209 | 302 | 364 | 403 | 375 | 331 | 363 | 596 | 986 | 1006 | 896 | 755 | 656 | 580 | 455 | 273 | 367 | 357 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 2:32AM2.13m | 2:54PM2.06m | 3:24AM2.01m | 3:49PM1.95m | 4:30AM1.88m | 4:58PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.28m | 9:07PM0.33m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:08PM0.45m | 10:40AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
80 | 400 | 331 | 350 | 429 | 446 | 209 | 302 | 364 | 403 | 375 | 331 | 363 | 596 | 986 | 1006 | 896 | 755 | 656 | 580 | 455 | 273 | 220 | 190 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
217 | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | 98 | 97 | 162 | 162 | 158 | 83 | 85 | 57 | 43 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 161 | 124 | 367 | 357 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 96 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 237 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 116 | 0 |
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