West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010111111111010101212111110101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262236241246324344364589572505341292261655623460387339269183197153121121
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
25
SE
15
SE
5
S
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SW
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
1.59
6:55AM
1.70
7:24PM
1.61
7:44AM
1.69
8:14PM
1.65
8:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
0.13
1:16PM
0.17
1:31AM
0.16
2:04PM
0.20
2:19AM
0.21
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset-7:52-------7:50-------7:49------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151412111212131717161412111013161717161413121518
Feels °C (?)7754668141213131010813141515161212111516
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