West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11111110101010101010109999999956666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5814603873463202502052051661321201186866664746464539119663924
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
NNW
10
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
N
15
E
15
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
1.69
8:14PM
1.65
8:32AM
1.68
9:01PM
1.68
9:18AM
1.67
9:44PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
0.20
2:19AM
0.21
2:50PM
0.24
3:08AM
0.26
3:34PM
0.29
3:56AM
0.32
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---7:49-------7:46-------7:45----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131617171614131215191919181615141718181817151414
Feels °C (?)131415151613121015171720181414131616161917141313
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