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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 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | W 6 | |
1281 | 1441 | 1158 | 1091 | 939 | 746 | 700 | 608 | 515 | 402 | 377 | 299 | 294 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 240 | 189 | 133 | 133 | 178 | 187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.83m | 8:01AM1.93m | 8:29PM1.89m | 8:51AM1.99m | 9:15PM1.95m | 9:34AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.56m | 2:16PM0.47m | 2:39AM0.48m | 3:04PM0.42m | 3:24AM0.41m | 3:44PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
1281 | 1441 | 1158 | 1091 | 939 | 746 | 700 | 608 | 515 | 402 | 377 | 299 | 294 | 228 | 224 | 220 | 205 | 198 | 240 | 189 | 54 | 51 | 81 | 187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 48 | 91 | 90 | 77 | 151 | 148 | 133 | 133 | 127 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | W 18 | N 13 | N 18 | N 17 | W 24 | N 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | N 16 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 40 | 126 | 178 | 174 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 211 | 280 |
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