West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 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
19.2° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)999966699968556666677765
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47464040115623626161515822021251818121314881917
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
15
E
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
15
E
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
ENE
25
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
1.67
9:44PM
1.70
10:05AM
1.65
10:27PM
1.69
10:51AM
1.63
11:10PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.29
3:56AM
0.32
4:19PM
0.35
4:43AM
0.36
5:04PM
0.40
5:29AM
0.40
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------111-
Temp. °C161818181615141316191919161413111720181614131314
Feels °C (?)16171619161413121617171916121181518141211101112
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