Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at West Shore Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 31 | 56 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:54PM1.48m | 5:17AM1.39m | 5:42PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.44m | 6:28PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.32m | 11:27AM0.30m | 11:58PM0.28m | 12:12PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 66 | 64 | 7 | 62 | 61 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 10 | SE 6 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | E 11 | E 15 | E 10 | E 15 | — | — | S 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | SE 4 | — | ESE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 16 | 35 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 56 | 31 | 56 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 15 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 15 |
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