Westport Breakwater surf break

Westport Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Westport Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Westport Breakwater at 6AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010991010101010101010101515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)332273217217188196196169169163132137143485242239236289561529506468384378
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
2.53
8:19AM
2.54
8:46PM
2.60
9:15AM
2.64
9:38PM
2.70
10:04AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.15
2:35PM
1.13
3:02AM
1.11
3:29PM
1.07
3:55AM
1.03
4:16PM
0.98
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:08-------9:07-------9:07
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--12-741123211-22-394-12
Temp. °C151413121313131414141515171820181514141315161717
Feels °C (?)131212121313121313141515181820181513131316171818
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