West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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
17.7° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)11111111111114141414141413131313121212121212124
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)643837402321202020396663595755545049282827462621
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
4:54AM
1.66
5:21PM
1.67
5:47AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.20
11:34PM
0.18
12:02PM
0.17
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset------5:42-------5:40-------5:39-
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161414151618171514141414161919171515161617182119
Feels °C (?)121211131012118781011121816131211121212141714
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