West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
113
90
82
96
98
96
71
69
65
45
39
25
25
26
26
25
13
18
19
18
19
28
26
Wind (km/h)
10
W
0
WNW
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:11PM1.82m
3:41AM1.73m
4:09PM1.88m
4:41AM1.76m
5:09PM1.92m
5:40AM1.77m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.24m
9:34PM0.23m
9:55AM0.20m
10:33PM0.17m
10:56AM0.13m
11:32PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
10
9
8
6
5
5
6
10
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
16
17
16
13
12
11
13
Feels °C
4
8
7
6
5
3
2
2
3
8
11
9
7
7
8
7
10
12
13
12
10
9
8
11
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