Westport Breakwater surf break

Westport Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 NZDT
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Westport Breakwater surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westport Breakwater sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Westport Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Westport Breakwater at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)24s

Table - waves today at Westport Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
2
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)88771111242423222210101012131314171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215181172128356297404404657943943763120014022013232923272540563450434220352927122252
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
2.58
7:01PM
2.63
7:38AM
2.58
8:09PM
2.70
8:39AM
2.65
9:04PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
1.01
1:23AM
0.89
1:53PM
0.96
2:26AM
0.82
2:51PM
0.85
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:45-------6:43-------6:41------
Sunset-----7:53-------7:54-------7:55--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9911121312111111111214141298761112131299
Feels °C (?)668791091099998766531010111177
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Westport Breakwater (calm at WestportAeroAws 5 km from Westport Breakwater). 0.9m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.7m 12s groundswell from the W and a 0.5m 8s swell from the NW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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