West Shore Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.46° S 176.88° E

West Shore Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's West Shore Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.1° 

West Shore Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


West Shore Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SE swell with 2,137 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at West Shore Beach in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 10s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 10s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 9th Jul)7.5ft (2.3m) 11s
Most Powerful 3PM (Fri 10th Jul)11ft (3.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for West Shore Beach over the next 16 days.


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