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Westport Breakwater surf break

Westport Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Westport Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Westport Breakwater at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
W
1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111121212121212121212121212121211109991010101414141414141413131313131313131414141414131818171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)32234139322518022118018022126033951850148547746146940539944644645438537246159767354459155150060213211303115411389618937677556236135225225947139669941106107588771165367715051400134714521012978
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
glassoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
3.26
12:43AM
3.21
1:17PM
3.09
1:38AM
3.04
2:18PM
2.89
2:39AM
2.86
3:22PM
2.72
3:45AM
2.71
4:27PM
2.59
4:54AM
2.62
5:32PM
2.53
6:02AM
2.60
6:34PM
2.54
7:02AM
2.65
7:28PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.24
6:57AM
0.26
7:26PM
0.47
7:56AM
0.49
8:25PM
0.70
9:02AM
0.70
9:29PM
0.89
10:09AM
0.86
10:36PM
1.01
11:17AM
0.95
11:45PM
1.05
12:20PM
0.96
12:47AM
1.01
1:16PM
0.91
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thu
08
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
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Rain (mm)
21252-------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C1414131211111113121110999101313118755713131198891115151312111110111515121110109101313111010109111515131213
Feels °C (?)11101098879778666791095422411121075568141312111010810151411108879121210999791413111011
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

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