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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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | N 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
1236 | 1242 | 955 | 808 | 646 | 506 | 425 | 320 | 412 | 100 | 3429 | 5226 | 3609 | 1923 | 3549 | 3602 | 1867 | 986 | 629 | 2197 | 2333 | 2775 | 3082 | 3446 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.74m | 3:30PM1.67m | 3:51AM1.68m | 4:32PM1.62m | 4:57AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.62m | 9:13AM0.63m | 9:38PM0.66m | 10:16AM0.65m | 10:42PM0.67m | 11:22AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | |
13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | NNW 10 | N 11 | W 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 |
51 | 1242 | 955 | 808 | 646 | 506 | 425 | 320 | 121 | 100 | 71 | 380 | 3609 | 1923 | 3549 | 1095 | 617 | 450 | 314 | 264 | 158 | 113 | 58 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | — | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | N 11 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
11 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 69 | 85 | 125 | 22 | 13 | 97 | — | 366 | 1001 | 1540 | — | 376 | 330 | 629 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 13 | — | W 11 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 |
— | 25 | 23 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 38 | 30 | 17 | — | 64 | 494 | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
1236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 412 | 1610 | 3429 | 5226 | — | — | — | 3602 | 1867 | 986 | 553 | 2197 | 2333 | 2775 | 3082 | 3446 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 191 | 188 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 222 | 188 | 224 | 255 | 188 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 |
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