West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SE
0.2
E
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888866999887777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104455555556666630643232227212026
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.71
11:02AM
1.71
11:22PM
1.74
11:54AM
1.70
12:16AM
1.75
12:49PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.19
5:15PM
0.17
5:43AM
0.20
6:07PM
0.18
6:40AM
0.21
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:01-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181413121517171615141313182321191615161616181717
Feels °C (?)161211101414131413131212171917181514151616171515
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