Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 132 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51AM1.55m | 00:14AM1.44m | 12:39PM1.49m | 00:58AM1.37m | 1:27PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.41m | 6:24AM0.44m | 6:59PM0.40m | 7:08AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 132 | 93 | 88 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 53 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 3 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | ESE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 242 | 101 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 92 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 42 | 95 | 95 | 91 | 23 |
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