West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
18.4° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101099161514141413131313125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949896777779796548474530254743414064605856555255
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
W
0
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
N
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.79
9:50AM
1.75
10:12PM
1.83
10:44AM
1.74
11:05PM
1.82
11:39AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.14
4:02PM
0.13
4:33AM
0.14
4:55PM
0.14
5:30AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.14
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:19-------7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121315161515131212141717161615141415171717
Feels °C (?)141211111313141314121211141514141515141315161515
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