West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 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
18.3° 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 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101010106779666671110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2562511981561211538610878775649494554598326281716222220
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
W
5
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
1.63
4:25PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.16
10:37PM
0.17
11:08AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:06--
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------31----------
Temp. °C181617212119181615141618131212121212121314141312
Feels °C (?)1715182220201916151315148810101011111112121211
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