West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010107799666671110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115827877504932758411510133221617222220201918161528
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
S
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
7:00PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.17
11:08AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:06-------7:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------31----------------
Temp. °C181716141619131312121212121414131311101011141414
Feels °C (?)181716121215899101010101211111298810111112
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