West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
3
3
3
6
11
5
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:40PM1.53m
5:07AM1.53m
5:32PM1.60m
5:58AM1.62m
6:23PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.33m
10:53PM0.29m
11:22AM0.29m
11:46PM0.27m
12:12PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
18
21
21
20
18
15
13
12
17
20
17
15
14
13
10
9
16
20
21
21
17
Feels °C
17
17
18
18
16
13
11
9
15
16
14
14
13
10
7
6
13
16
18
18
12
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