Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 354 | 0 | 1018 | 1756 | 2031 | 1687 | 1269 | 918 | 664 | 469 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.73m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:21AM1.68m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:05AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.39m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | 4:56AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 4 | S 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 192 | 354 | 521 | 1018 | 1756 | 2031 | 1687 | 1269 | 918 | 664 | 469 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 9 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 14 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8061 | 6170 | 4484 | 3414 | 2515 | 1962 | 1464 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 96 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 166 | 166 | 6 | 170 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 175 | 175 | 235 | 235 | 225 | 225 | 2 |
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