Westport Breakwater Surf Forecast

/ West Coast South Island (21 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (41.74° S 171.64° E)

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Westport Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 Aug 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 12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Westport Breakwater today?

The current surf forecast for Westport Breakwater at 11PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (16 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (16 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

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

Hourly 12 Days

West Coast South Island Surf

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	Saturday 16			Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tuesday 19
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	13	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	16	15	14	14	8	11	10	10	10	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	342	389	390	457	728	1973	2285	2571	2307	2174	1707	1599	1603	1694	1521	1293	1491	1436	3247	2279	2081	2149	2398	2147
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SE	SE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		3:47PM 2.75				4:25AM 2.74				5:00PM 2.64				5:44AM 2.65					6:21PM 2.63				7:01AM 2.66
Low Tide / height (m)				10:04PM 0.77				10:40AM 0.85				11:21PM 0.88				11:59AM 0.96					12:43AM 0.89

	Saturday 16			Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tuesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:18	-
Sunset	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	10	1	2	2	2	2	2	-
Temp. °C	11	10	8	7	6	6	7	12	12	10	8	7	6	6	8	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	10
Feels °C (?)	9	8	6	4	3	3	4	10	9	7	5	4	3	3	5	7	4	3	2	3	2	4	3	4

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

Wind Update Offshore wind has become very light (calm at Inwoods 109 km from Westport Breakwater). Surf should be turning clean at Westport Breakwater. 1.2m 12s groundswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.
1 hour 23 minutes ago Westport Breakwater

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