
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
102 | 93 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 124 | 147 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.64m | 4:51AM1.55m | 5:13PM1.63m | 5:45AM1.59m | 6:05PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.14m | 11:04AM0.16m | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:57AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
102 | 93 | 63 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 8 | — | — | NE 8 | S 11 | S 16 | — | S 6 | — | — | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 14 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 124 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 46 | 15 |
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