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Westport Breakwater Surf Forecast
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Westport Breakwater surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Westport Breakwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 120 | 110 | 101 | 99 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 103 | 156 | 137 | 337 | 259 | 237 | 215 | 341 | 269 | 261 | 229 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 322 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:28PM 2.90 | 2:53AM 2.87 | 3:39PM 2.75 | 4:06AM 2.75 | 4:51PM 2.66 | 5:21AM 2.71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06AM 0.52 | 8:36PM 0.70 | 9:17AM 0.69 | 9:47PM 0.86 | 10:32AM 0.80 | 11:02PM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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