West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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
18.4° 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 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
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
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111010101010101067896699711101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211531158278775649326465821013422161622222020191817
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
30
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
0
E
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
NW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.17
11:08AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06------
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------22--------------
Temp. °C211918171514161914131212121212131414131111101114
Feels °C (?)21201817141314169991010101011121213101091111
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