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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: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
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 Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
1735 | 1462 | 1253 | 1152 | 928 | 799 | 683 | 598 | 497 | 425 | 425 | 169 | 177 | 277 | 339 | 297 | 257 | 181 | 156 | 145 | 126 | 697 | 556 | 487 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.69m | 6:39PM1.68m | 7:02AM1.77m | 7:35PM1.78m | 7:55AM1.89m | 8:26PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM0.54m | 00:50AM0.55m | 1:20PM0.43m | 1:45AM0.45m | 2:11PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:29 | |
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Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
1735 | 1462 | 1253 | 1152 | 928 | 799 | 683 | 598 | 497 | 425 | 425 | 126 | 177 | 277 | 339 | 297 | 257 | 181 | 116 | 116 | 94 | 697 | 556 | 487 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | NE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 11 | W 21 | W 21 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 138 | 113 | 105 | 104 | 73 | 118 | 156 | 118 | 120 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | N 11 | N 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 54 | 91 | 88 | 149 | 145 | 126 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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