West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° 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 6AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.5
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)121210891011121212111110101091514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)879607529559848137422913654340018801019661461279188138109150195363229222276272
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
45
ENE
20
W
40
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.45
12:59PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.42
6:58AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-411113452----1---------
Temp. °C171718191919202019212118202019201818171718212118
Feels °C (?)161516151313131418151815171716171515141416181714
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