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Haast Beach surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
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Haast Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Haast Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
589 | 497 | 167 | 203 | 260 | 432 | 589 | 372 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 150 | 126 | 312 | 665 | 452 | 441 | 387 | 339 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.77m | 7:35PM1.78m | 7:55AM1.89m | 8:26PM1.90m | 8:43AM2.02m | 9:12PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.55m | 1:20PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.45m | 2:11PM0.32m | 2:34AM0.33m | 2:58PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:28 | |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
589 | 497 | 133 | 203 | 260 | 432 | 589 | 372 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 150 | 122 | 88 | 665 | 452 | 441 | 387 | 339 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 207 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 24 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
2 | 2 | 167 | 131 | 138 | 104 | 23 | 121 | 116 | 118 | 73 | 118 | 118 | 312 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 12 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 20 | W 20 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 91 | 88 | 149 | 145 | 126 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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