West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.5° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)799766671110101010151499310161010105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6711210136241617222220201918104100151521621917171742
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
7:00PM
1.60
7:18AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
1:09AM
0.27
1:35PM
0.31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:04-------7:02
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121314141413111110111414141413121213161717
Feels °C (?)111110101111111212998101211111311111112141416
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