West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121245555699107777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585755545049282827272620284253563986624826242626
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
10
NW
5
W
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.67
5:47AM
1.73
6:14PM
1.77
6:41AM
1.77
7:08PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.20
11:34PM
0.18
12:02PM
0.17
12:27AM
0.15
12:55PM
0.14
1:24AM
0.13
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:40-------5:39-------5:37-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------1---4-------2
Temp. °C161920171616161617191918191919161519201816141313
Feels °C (?)121617131313121213161613151515161518171514131213
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