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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 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 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 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 27 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 111 | 75 | 82 | 130 | 74 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 35 | 33 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:14PM 1.77 | 6:41AM 1.77 | 7:08PM 1.86 | 7:36AM 1.79 | 8:01PM 1.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 0.17 | 12:27AM 0.15 | 12:55PM 0.14 | 1:24AM 0.13 | 1:47PM 0.12 | 2:21AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
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