West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
3
3
4
4
4
8
19
13
13
22
20
20
18
17
28
27
62
55
54
35
35
35
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:08AM1.73m
10:33PM1.82m
11:02AM1.66m
11:31PM1.73m
11:58AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.05m
4:18PM0.06m
4:57AM0.06m
5:14PM0.09m
5:53AM0.09m
6:10PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
9
9
9
14
13
11
11
9
9
8
9
13
12
12
10
11
11
10
12
12
11
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
5
6
3
3
3
2
2
8
19
13
13
22
20
20
18
17
28
27
62
55
13
12
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
3
5
12
12
23
6
23
54
35
35
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
Energy kJ
3
3
1
2
4
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
2
2
2
3
29
2
30
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.6
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
46
7
10
15
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
99
96
99
96
141
23
23
22
29
23
22
22
42
22
22
22
23
22
13
2
175
15
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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