West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
3
2
4
4
4
8
8
11
10
22
18
20
18
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM1.78m
9:36PM1.89m
10:08AM1.73m
10:33PM1.82m
11:02AM1.66m
11:31PM1.73m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.06m
4:01AM0.05m
4:18PM0.06m
4:57AM0.06m
5:14PM0.09m
5:53AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
9
15
18
15
14
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
7
13
15
13
12
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
9
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
4
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
4
1
3
4
4
22
18
20
18
29
28
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
8
8
11
10
2
2
4
3
12
12
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
4
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
5
5
4
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
173
167
234
96
166
99
105
99
99
96
141
44
36
22
29
23
23
23
42
22
22
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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