West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
281
288
257
232
190
185
153
125
116
116
116
116
83
63
52
45
33
32
21
21
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
2:38PM1.72m
3:09AM1.59m
3:36PM1.72m
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.14m
9:00PM0.13m
9:22AM0.11m
9:57PM0.11m
10:20AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
7
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
4
9
12
11
11
7
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