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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 2AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 11 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | |
955 | 794 | 646 | 506 | 425 | 319 | 412 | 100 | 4205 | 6651 | 5162 | 3747 | 1419 | 4214 | 2402 | 1204 | 703 | 874 | 2584 | 2733 | 1088 | 1960 | 2383 | 3046 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.74m | 3:30PM1.67m | 3:51AM1.68m | 4:32PM1.62m | 4:57AM1.65m | 5:37PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 |
955 | 794 | 646 | 506 | 425 | 319 | 121 | 100 | 71 | 380 | 452 | 3747 | 1405 | 1146 | 927 | 551 | 345 | 874 | 161 | 103 | 1011 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 15 | W 11 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | N 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 16 | N 16 | — |
52 | 34 | 32 | 69 | 85 | 125 | 22 | 13 | 99 | — | — | 413 | 1419 | — | 381 | 325 | 525 | 275 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — |
23 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 462 | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 412 | 1779 | 4205 | 6651 | 5162 | — | — | 4214 | 2402 | 1204 | 703 | 548 | 2584 | 2733 | 1088 | 1960 | 2383 | 3046 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 211 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 36 | 188 | 211 | 224 | 224 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 242 |
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