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West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at West Shore Beach today?

The current surf forecast for West Shore Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)7998888811111111111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25575650464844293988858910171087101711411053868639530478433441327
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
5
E
5
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
1.91
8:32AM
1.79
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.11
2:41PM
0.11
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--135111254795421-111---
Temp. °C16151312121312131313111111101111121211101091113
Feels °C (?)171512111010789633323455556589
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