West Shore Beach Surf Break

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
!
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
1.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
128
77
149
266
809
412
912
421
361
268
284
186
142
227
259
271
384
384
394
670
750
1541
762
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:24PM1.57m
1:42AM1.55m
2:17PM1.58m
2:33AM1.52m
3:06PM1.59m
3:23AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.27m
7:36PM0.36m
7:56AM0.35m
8:30PM0.41m
8:45AM0.42m
9:21PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
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part cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
4
2
Temp °C
11
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
9
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
1.6
ENE
8
0.4
S
11
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
Energy kJ
48
68
5
5
2
350
37
432
421
361
268
284
186
142
227
259
271
384
384
394
670
750
764
762
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.7
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
14
13
5
5
8
19
20
48
21
146
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
5
5
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
9
1.2
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
2.5
ESE
11
1
S
10
Energy kJ
112
128
77
149
266
809
412
912
7
25
119
55
80
315
289
10
2
1541
200
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
4
3
Distance (km)
20
46
46
255
46
190
190
13
2
91
144
169
166
166
166
189
177
170
105
42
2
2
13
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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