Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Haast Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 850 | 723 | 813 | 681 | 1139 | 1421 | 1858 | 2678 | 1375 | 1644 | 2795 | 2276 | 2372 | 2581 | 2341 | 2341 | 2090 | 2216 | 2185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.88m | 2:33AM1.80m | 2:49PM1.76m | 3:23AM1.68m | 3:40PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.44m | 8:43AM0.52m | 9:05PM0.58m | 9:30AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
mm | 17 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 850 | 723 | 813 | 460 | 1139 | 1421 | 1858 | 2678 | 739 | 586 | 2795 | 2276 | 2372 | 2581 | 2341 | 2341 | 2090 | 2216 | 2185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 278 | 390 | 606 | 681 | 309 | 207 | 111 | 62 | 1375 | 1644 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 52 | 95 | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 123 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 188 | 0 |
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