West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1212111010109915141414131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222513027855454582311801351092642532362292221681661631581431381001037167
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
0
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-
heavy rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11--------------1--------
Temp. °C202119192121201918171716182121151412111215181917
Feels °C (?)1417161718191916161515141619171513109910151715
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