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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
15.5° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
1600 | 1796 | 999 | 672 | 621 | 773 | 2659 | 2817 | 1179 | 3553 | 1958 | 2161 | 3069 | 2319 | 1622 | 1357 | 1116 | 1004 | 884 | 705 | 598 | 589 | 497 | 425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.62m | 4:57AM1.65m | 5:37PM1.63m | 6:03AM1.69m | 6:39PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.65m | 10:42PM0.67m | 11:22AM0.62m | 11:48PM0.63m | 12:24PM0.54m | 00:50AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
974 | 932 | 953 | 672 | 442 | 773 | 153 | 71 | 1179 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3069 | 2319 | 1622 | 1357 | 1116 | 1004 | 884 | 705 | 598 | 589 | 497 | 425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NNW 10 | N 12 | NNE 8 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 13 |
392 | 387 | 394 | 394 | 621 | 253 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 18 | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | N 15 | N 14 | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 101 | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1600 | 1796 | 999 | 553 | 585 | 666 | 2659 | 2817 | 885 | 3553 | 1958 | 2161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 191 | 224 | 242 | 224 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 302 | 302 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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