West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
23
20
21
11
11
12
50
51
50
50
48
48
27
19
19
14
12
9
43
8
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
E
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:20PM1.52m
00:36AM1.42m
1:09PM1.47m
1:24AM1.36m
1:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.44m
6:36PM0.43m
6:48AM0.43m
7:24PM0.42m
7:34AM0.42m
8:10PM0.39m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
12
10
9
7
5
4
8
13
14
12
10
8
9
10
14
18
8
8
7
Feels °C
3
6
6
4
4
2
1
1
6
9
10
10
8
5
6
6
11
17
2
3
4
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