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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 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 165mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
173 | 179 | 85 | 105 | 136 | 103 | 1110 | 1566 | 1202 | 1015 | 917 | 742 | 650 | 498 | 411 | 319 | 1264 | 3014 | 4510 | 3317 | 6975 | 5137 | 3601 | 1926 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.83m | 2:03AM1.83m | 2:36PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.74m | 3:30PM1.67m | 3:51AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.56m | 8:19AM0.58m | 8:44PM0.62m | 9:13AM0.63m | 9:38PM0.66m | 10:16AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 11 |
30 | 54 | 85 | 105 | 136 | 103 | 52 | 51 | 1202 | 1015 | 917 | 742 | 650 | 498 | 411 | 319 | 107 | 73 | 73 | 3317 | 3017 | 5137 | 3601 | 1324 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | N 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | W 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | N 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 15 |
60 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 121 | 53 | 4 | — | 51 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 70 | 85 | 81 | 14 | 30 | 100 | 276 | — | 2470 | 1626 | 376 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 17 | SW 14 | N 12 | — | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 20 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 53 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 10 | N 11 | WNW 9 | W 11 | — | — | W 11 |
173 | 179 | 212 | 247 | 118 | 433 | 1110 | 1566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1264 | 3014 | 4510 | 2020 | 6975 | — | — | 1926 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 238 | 211 | 211 | 255 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 188 | 224 | 211 | 211 | 188 | 301 | 242 |
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