West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.0° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010991514141413131313131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)394231180135109264195236229222273166163202146138100103717064384040
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
E
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020191817171417202018161514141517191715141415
Feels °C (?)1917181616141613151918161412991012161410111113
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