West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999956666996665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2052051661321201186866664747467839170663916161516161521
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
N
15
E
15
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
15
E
15
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.68
9:01PM
1.68
9:18AM
1.67
9:44PM
1.70
10:05AM
1.65
10:27PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.21
2:50PM
0.24
3:08AM
0.26
3:34PM
0.29
3:56AM
0.32
4:19PM
0.35
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:58--------7:00-------7:01-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:44--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121215191819171614141718181816151414171919181615
Feels °C (?)101014161619161413131716161915141313171717191614
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