Surf Forecasts:
West Shore Beach surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 11 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 48 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 11 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for West Shore Beach this week:
The surf forecast for West Shore Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at West Shore Beach in the next 16 days are 0.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 13) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 11th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Shore Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. To be straight with you, this 16-day run on West Shore Beach is a tough one. We're looking at a serious drought of decent waves. The first few days are almost a write-off, and the whole window is filled with tiny, weak surf. There's nothing here that I'd call a standout session, but we gotta give you the info so you can make the call.
The biggest issue is the size. We're talking about ankle-snatchers for most of the period – swell heights barely reaching a few inches. That's barely a ripple. The combined energy is mostly in the weak category, often in the single digits and never getting near 100, so don't expect any push.
We start on Thursday, September 10th, with a gloomy afternoon. A tiny, shin-high ESE swell at a short 8 seconds, with a combined energy of just (42) and a cross-on breeze. The water temp is 54°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. It’s poor.
Friday the 11th sees a tiny glimmer. The morning brings clean, shin-high SE swell (43) with light cross-off wind. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon turns onshore and the waves become even smaller.
Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are basically flat. Tiny swells of only a few inches with very low energy. The Sunday morning does have a glassy 20-second period from the SE, but it's only a couple inches high, so there's nothing to ride. The afternoon gets a cross-chop from 12 mph winds and it's just messy. We then have a long gap with no real recommendations. Days blend into each other with tiny swells and clean but empty conditions.
We finally see a slight pulse of energy on the morning of Wednesday, September 24th. We get a glassy, 1 ft ENE swell with a 12-second period, giving a combined energy of (74). That's the highest energy we've seen, but still weak, and the waves are just ordinary. The afternoon bumps that energy up to (171) with a 2 ft, 12-second E swell, but the cross-on wind kills any real quality. This is the closest we get to anything, but it’s still nothing to get excited about.
The following days fade back into the tiny zone. Honestly, for this stretch, the board is better off staying in the car. The set-up at this exposed beach with such little swell and often poor conditions doesn't even look good for kiting. It's just a flat, blank run for us.
Stay patient, check back in a week or so. Forecasts can change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 20 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 15 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | N 3 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.73m | 5:03AM1.61m | 5:28PM1.73m | 5:58AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.73m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:10PM1.72m | 7:40AM1.73m | 7:59PM1.71m | 8:25AM1.75m | 8:47PM1.69m | 9:09AM1.74m | 9:34PM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.11m | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:48PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.16m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:47PM0.22m | 2:14AM0.25m | 2:38PM0.27m | 3:00AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 3 | ESE 7 | S 18 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | S 12 | SE 8 | NE 4 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 20 | S 19 | S 19 | E 8 | E 15 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 23 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 95 | 13 | 13 | 185 | 15 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 46 | 23 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
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