West Shore Beach Surf Break

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
13.1° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
207
551
527
241
234
239
216
268
384
500
510
458
384
392
416
353
367
363
370
363
356
290
300
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
NE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
S
10
SE
10
SW
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.56m
10:43AM1.51m
11:11PM1.58m
11:29AM1.55m
11:59PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.33m
4:41AM0.29m
4:56PM0.33m
5:27AM0.29m
5:44PM0.33m
6:13AM0.29m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
2
3
1
3
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
10
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
10
10
8
6
6
5
5
5
10
11
8
6
7
9
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
198
207
262
295
241
234
239
216
268
384
500
510
458
384
392
416
353
367
363
370
363
356
290
300
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
10
1.4
S
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
30
7
7
6
33
32
31
28
41
37
34
33
28
112
168
164
22
260
18
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
5
11
24
23
21
21
21
20
19
17
16
39
36
34
16
31
6
6
24
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
551
527
99
164
328
404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
20
2
167
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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