West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
E
1
E
0.4
ESE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9161514514131313131255126666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2547434146646058565552555747501117498175254232238215222
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
1.74
11:05PM
1.82
11:39AM
1.71
12:02AM
1.78
12:35PM
1.66
1:03AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
0.14
5:30AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.14
6:27AM
0.14
6:48PM
0.14
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:16-------7:15----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------11221235
Temp. °C131617171615141415161818171616161617161616161616
Feels °C (?)131415151615141415151715151414141414131212131313
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