Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1127 | 1938 | 1730 | 1687 | 1460 | 1133 | 975 | 845 | 678 | 565 | 478 | 485 | 451 | 463 | 377 | 372 | 353 | 275 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:34PM2.09m | 10:58AM2.05m | 11:16PM2.15m | 11:38AM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.31m | 4:47AM0.22m | 5:07PM0.22m | 5:28AM0.17m | 5:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1127 | 1938 | 1730 | 1687 | 1460 | 1133 | 975 | 845 | 678 | 565 | 478 | 485 | 451 | 463 | 377 | 122 | 141 | 163 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 528 | 95 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 105 | 105 | 94 | 94 | 91 | 73 | 52 | 36 | 82 | 84 | 372 | 353 | 275 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 112 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 75 | — | 63 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 238 | 238 |
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