West Shore Beach surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
!
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
2
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888889999101010101010101010999598
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)492277324549796304269281246226190194202202198158151117878360362894
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
0
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
1.55
6:01PM
1.49
6:28AM
1.59
6:45PM
1.51
7:11AM
1.62
7:27PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.44
12:15AM
0.47
12:41PM
0.46
12:59AM
0.48
1:23PM
0.48
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise-5:46-------5:45-------5:43------
Sunset-----8:08-------8:09-------8:10--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---43--1----------------
Temp. °C181819171719201917162223221919171716202121212019
Feels °C (?)161616161719202118162221211820171716191920202119
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