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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
15.9° 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 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
651 | 549 | 527 | 372 | 367 | 590 | 519 | 418 | 432 | 494 | 589 | 1281 | 1324 | 1290 | 1158 | 966 | 939 | 746 | 700 | 608 | 599 | 475 | 377 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.80m | 7:01AM1.88m | 7:34PM1.83m | 8:01AM1.93m | 8:29PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.56m | 00:44AM0.62m | 1:20PM0.53m | 1:47AM0.56m | 2:16PM0.47m | 2:39AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
651 | 549 | 527 | 372 | 367 | 590 | 519 | 418 | 432 | 494 | 589 | 1281 | 1324 | 1290 | 1158 | 966 | 939 | 746 | 700 | 608 | 599 | 475 | 377 | 299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | N 10 | W 20 | N 10 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | W 16 |
52 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 59 | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 78 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | W 18 | N 13 | N 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
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 | 211 | 244 | 237 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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