West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 11PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)--
Afternoon (26 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)777778888888888101010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219270286294302310373639527451362273239239130302249190190155425432361361
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
E
15
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.74
1:33PM
1.61
2:03AM
1.69
2:31PM
1.56
3:00AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.14
7:26AM
0.14
7:44PM
0.14
8:24AM
0.14
8:42PM
0.15
9:20AM
0.14
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:12------
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23321---1---------------
Temp. °C161616161616161818181817171618222321201817171820
Feels °C (?)121212121212131717171716171619222222201716171820
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