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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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Haast Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Haast Beach at 10AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
601 | 342 | 1569 | 1540 | 1382 | 1288 | 1106 | 849 | 724 | 623 | 623 | 538 | 515 | 444 | 444 | 402 | 408 | 427 | 465 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 459 | 407 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.06m | 10:31PM2.05m | 10:47AM2.07m | 11:05PM2.07m | 11:22AM2.07m | 11:38PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.36m | 4:22PM0.34m | 4:40AM0.34m | 4:57PM0.34m | 5:14AM0.33m | 5:31PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
601 | 342 | 1569 | 1540 | 1382 | 1288 | 1106 | 849 | 724 | 623 | 623 | 538 | 515 | 444 | 444 | 402 | 408 | 427 | 465 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 459 | 407 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | W 18 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 16 |
155 | 148 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | WSW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | W 18 | NNE 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 17 | N 14 | N 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — |
4 | 223 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 255 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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