West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 Feb 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)--
Afternoon (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
!
!
!
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.5
E
1.9
E
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
E
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)7788888101111121212111111101010101312912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473586108846568190379536976143115511277938403443363296163265184110178
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.40
4:36AM
1.50
4:54PM
1.39
5:23AM
1.50
5:43PM
1.40
6:11AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
0.42
10:52AM
0.41
11:09PM
0.37
11:39AM
0.35
11:57PM
0.31
12:28PM
0.29
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset-8:15-------8:14-------8:13------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
22212242-19317411--------
Temp. °C181716161514131414131416151516171818161515141921
Feels °C (?)181615141298656468911121414111314121719
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