Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 60 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.65m | 1:55PM1.75m | 2:24AM1.66m | 2:54PM1.79m | 3:24AM1.67m | 3:52PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.23m | 8:17PM0.22m | 8:36AM0.20m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:38AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 112 | 108 | 103 | 60 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 46 | 17 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | 266 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42 |
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