West Shore Beach Surf Break

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
6
6
6
6
4
4
7
14
12
12
9
8
6
6
5
9
10
16
28
54
67
72
75
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:40AM1.67m
11:06PM1.73m
11:33AM1.62m
11:59PM1.66m
12:28PM1.58m
00:51AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.12m
5:28AM0.12m
5:46PM0.20m
6:19AM0.19m
6:41PM0.29m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
18
17
16
12
13
11
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
4
2
1
6
6
1
1
1
1
12
12
9
8
123
201
188
103
5
9
12
27
29
36
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
1
4
4
1
1
1
37
6
6
5
5
55
50
21
18
17
16
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
8
4
4
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
11
3
2
7
14
54
9
10
16
28
54
67
72
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
42
36
29
29
29
102
101
169
169
23
23
15
13
13
13
13
20
46
20
13
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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