Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.43m | 3:03AM1.33m | 3:28PM1.44m | 3:53AM1.37m | 4:16PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.37m | 9:43PM0.32m | 10:06AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 42 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | ESE 10 | S 18 | — | ESE 10 | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 18 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 11 | 6 | — | 10 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 357 | 1 | 61 | 362 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 235 | 165 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 102 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 92 | 20 | 4 |
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