West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
18.4° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)81010101010121212121212121111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129290290230190194439439439432361355330313251251198194156153115827856
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
W
0
SSW
5
ENE
5
E
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
1.56
3:00AM
1.66
3:29PM
1.53
3:55AM
1.63
4:25PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.14
8:42PM
0.15
9:20AM
0.14
9:40PM
0.16
10:15AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.17
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:08----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------83-------
Temp. °C202525212019171617191918181818161620221918161514
Feels °C (?)212424211918161617191818181816161721231917151413
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