West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 15 Jul 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
13.5° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

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Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010111111111111111111101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101099991010991010101012111189
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)42242239461557664437238533733731333128021019616416112513112312712712712212211912612915517016713313117018113716313814212791127130220108971001099872505334345052474593100
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
NW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
1.53
9:13PM
1.65
9:36AM
1.57
10:02PM
1.67
10:23AM
1.61
10:52PM
1.68
11:13AM
1.64
11:44PM
1.69
12:08PM
1.69
12:38AM
1.70
1:07PM
1.73
1:35AM
1.70
2:07PM
1.78
2:35AM
1.70
3:04PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.19
3:31AM
0.16
3:45PM
0.18
4:19AM
0.15
4:36PM
0.19
5:08AM
0.16
5:30PM
0.21
5:59AM
0.17
6:26PM
0.24
6:52AM
0.20
7:26PM
0.25
7:47AM
0.22
8:27PM
0.25
8:46AM
0.24
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset--5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
----------------1131010145211--------------------------11------
Temp. °C9131412111212131314141210888881010111010109111310977891112111087661011108768914141298777101211
Feels °C (?)6111188899889755656575524557977456798885433887542441110864222577
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at West Shore Beach (light winds from the W at Napier Airport 3 km from West Shore Beach). not gfswave

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1 h 53 min ago

11 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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