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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 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Haast Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 164mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 11 | W 9 | |
85 | 132 | 121 | 106 | 1544 | 1393 | 1202 | 1094 | 917 | 740 | 661 | 498 | 405 | 305 | 121 | 2626 | 3922 | 3322 | 2198 | 4160 | 3015 | 1516 | 1000 | 676 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.83m | 2:36PM1.75m | 2:52AM1.74m | 3:30PM1.67m | 3:51AM1.68m | 4:32PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | |
8 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
85 | 132 | 121 | 106 | 52 | 1393 | 1202 | 1094 | 917 | 740 | 661 | 498 | 405 | 305 | 121 | 73 | 71 | 3322 | 2198 | 1732 | 1401 | 1084 | 883 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 70 | 85 | 125 | 22 | 74 | 99 | 276 | — | 413 | 397 | 381 | 366 | 321 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 20 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 |
11 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 49 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 7 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 10 | N 11 | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
212 | 239 | 285 | 620 | 1544 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1243 | 2626 | 3922 | — | 804 | 4160 | 3015 | 1516 | 1000 | 676 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 237 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 191 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 260 | 255 | 224 | 188 | 188 | 395 | 188 | 242 | 211 | 255 |
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