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Westport Breakwater on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the east southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Westport Breakwater Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Westport Breakwater:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Shingles	2 mi
Second closest break	Larsen Street	8 mi
Third closest break	Nine Mile Beach	10 mi
Fourth closest break	Charleston	15 mi
Fifth closest break	Fox River	24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Westport Breakwater:
Closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4501 mi
Second closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4550 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4790 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4851 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5011 mi
Tide stations nearest to Westport Breakwater:
Closest tide station	Westport, New Zealand	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Greymouth, New Zealand	53 mi
Third closest tide station	Hokitika River Bar, New Zealand	76 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mapua, New Zealand	83 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mapua, New Zealand(2)	83 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Westport Breakwater:
Closest ski area	Rainbow (New Zealand)	63 mi
Second closest ski area	Hanmer (New Zealand)	79 mi
Third closest ski area	Temple Basin (New Zealand)	81 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Mount Lyford (New Zealand)	91 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Craigieburn (New Zealand)	95 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Westport Breakwater:
Closest city location	Westport (New Zealand)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Greymouth (New Zealand)	55 mi
Third closest city location	Hokitika (New Zealand)	76 mi
Fourth closest city location	Wakefield (New Zealand)	76 mi
Fifth closest city location	Brightwater (New Zealand)	80 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Westport Breakwater is Westport Airport (WSZ) in New Zealand, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Westport Breakwater is Hokitika Airport (HKK), also in New Zealand, 121 km (75 miles) away.
• Third is Nelson Airport (NSN) in New Zealand, 141 km (88 miles) away.
• Woodbourne Airport (BHE) in New Zealand is 187 km (116 miles) away.
• Christchurch International Airport (CHC), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Westport Breakwater and is 208 km (129 miles) away.