West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)--
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.1
SE
0.2
SSE
0.5
S
0.1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
2.1
S
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
E
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)315146139999666777555544445
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4800700065181818232311346643161612161316
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
1.50
3:25PM
1.60
3:54AM
1.47
4:16PM
1.58
4:46AM
1.48
5:06PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.20
9:12AM
0.21
9:45PM
0.22
10:06AM
0.21
10:37PM
0.23
10:57AM
0.23
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:07-------6:05-------6:03---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:06-------6:07
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C141212991110108654611121412991013171917
Feels °C (?)1077434344210367984448111312
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at West Shore Beach (moderate winds from the SSW at Napier Airport 3 km from West Shore Beach). 0.1m 13s groundswell from the ESE to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 49 min ago

26 km/h
SSW
Offshore
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