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West Shore Beach Surf Forecast
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West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.55 | 2:32PM 1.64 | 3:01AM 1.50 | 3:25PM 1.60 | 3:54AM 1.47 | 4:16PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 0.19 | 8:15AM 0.20 | 8:52PM 0.20 | 9:12AM 0.21 | 9:45PM 0.22 | 10:06AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Continuing clean conditions at West Shore Beach (calm at Napier Airport 3 km from West Shore Beach). 0.5m 3s local chop from the NNW with a 0.1m 11s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 1 min ago
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