West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
16.5° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
12
12
13
5
5
6
9
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
10
11
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:17PM1.59m
00:47AM1.67m
1:15PM1.53m
1:42AM1.61m
2:13PM1.49m
2:34AM1.56m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.10m
6:29PM0.12m
7:08AM0.12m
7:26PM0.16m
8:01AM0.15m
8:23PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:30
5:29
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
10
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
17
18
16
14
12
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
8
12
12
11
10
9
7
7
8
15
16
15
13
10
9
9
11
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
25
24
12
12
13
9
9
7
9
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
29
59
58
57
10
11
23
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
16
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
3
3
7
3
9
5
5
6
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
20
1
1
2
4
22
15
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
27
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
5
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
22
15
95
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
23
23
46
46
15
23
23
22
22
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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