West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 25 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
18.6° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)13131313125666666777777888778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6058565552718067676972139187192198204215261266487389327242223
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
0
N
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.71
12:02AM
1.78
12:35PM
1.66
1:03AM
1.74
1:33PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.14
6:27AM
0.14
6:48PM
0.14
7:26AM
0.14
7:44PM
0.14
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------13332--1-1---
Temp. °C141415161817171615151616161616161616161718181817
Feels °C (?)141315141513141413131313131313131312131416161617
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