West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101012121212121212111111111111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19019442543943943236135534332525125124219415615311582787756493231
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.66
3:29PM
1.53
3:55AM
1.63
4:25PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.15
9:20AM
0.14
9:40PM
0.16
10:15AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.17
11:08AM
0.19
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------144---------41
Temp. °C201817161719191819201716162020191816151315201312
Feels °C (?)2017161517181818181916171621201918161411121688
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