West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 8PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)7101055599818181089991010101010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2819192025208851662112123129132177236236268273273241544
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.59
5:08AM
1.72
5:37PM
1.58
6:03AM
1.71
6:32PM
1.59
6:55AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.16
10:55PM
0.14
11:29AM
0.15
11:50PM
0.12
12:24PM
0.16
12:41AM
0.13
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset---7:54-------7:52-------7:52----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------2-1111-----1-----
Temp. °C15181818171411912141311101010101213161412111012
Feels °C (?)14161618159646654333256976657
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