West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
43
49
59
119
130
125
117
84
83
53
49
35
34
64
77
115
124
88
91
91
92
100
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:23AM1.68m
4:51PM1.84m
5:21AM1.69m
5:49PM1.85m
6:19AM1.70m
6:44PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.08m
11:13PM0.09m
11:34AM0.04m
00:11AM0.07m
12:27PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
8
8
9
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
10
10
9
11
9
11
13
13
12
11
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