West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 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
18.3° 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 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)12121211111111111111101010101010106799666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3613553432732682051981941561191151087877564932596911584281817
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
N
10
SE
10
E
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
1.53
3:55AM
1.63
4:25PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.16
10:15AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.17
11:08AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:10-------7:08-------7:07------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----6----------31------
Temp. °C191818191915162020191817161416171312121212121314
Feels °C (?)1819191818151720202019171613131489101010101212
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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