West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° 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 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
!
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
E
2.5
ENE
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)7777788888888888889999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254262269152246323265238498449394392576864277157127173189202202522256220
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.59
9:36PM
1.64
10:02AM
1.55
10:18PM
1.58
10:43AM
1.49
11:04PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.41
3:27PM
0.45
3:56AM
0.43
4:10PM
0.46
4:40AM
0.43
4:53PM
0.46
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-1-1----1------------
Temp. °C151516171717161616161719212220191817172024221918
Feels °C (?)151414131313131414141518192219191817192022201818
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