Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 192 | 246 | 166 | 349 | 433 | 515 | 182 | 251 | 375 | 373 | 307 | 282 | 255 | 211 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 100 | 103 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:41AM1.73m | 10:05PM1.69m | 10:28AM1.70m | 10:54PM1.65m | 11:17AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.26m | 4:22AM0.28m | 4:46PM0.32m | 5:10AM0.34m | 5:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 192 | 246 | 166 | 349 | 433 | 515 | 182 | 251 | 375 | 373 | 307 | 282 | 255 | 211 | 157 | 123 | 123 | 100 | 103 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 10 | 2 | 109 | 13 | — | — | 166 | 143 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 212 | 90 | 14 | 7 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2342 | 1401 | 819 | — | — | 1441 | 364 | — | 555 | 555 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 227 | 225 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 175 | 175 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 96 |
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