West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
68
33
27
60
56
55
51
49
47
31
31
30
31
31
29
29
20
51
82
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
0
N
10
E
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.73m
7:59PM1.71m
8:25AM1.75m
8:47PM1.69m
9:09AM1.74m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.22m
2:14AM0.25m
2:38PM0.27m
3:00AM0.31m
3:26PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
10
8
7
11
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
7
9
7
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
10
11
9
7
5
4
9
12
10
10
9
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