West Shore Beach break guide

West Shore Beach Surf Guide

West Shore Beach in Hawkes Bay is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working.

West Shore Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach1fairly consistent
16.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing West Shore Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at West Shore Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

New Zealand Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en West Shore Beach, fotografías West Shore Beach, previsiones detalladas de olas para West Shore Beach, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para West Shore Beach, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Hawkes Bay y predicciones de marea para West Shore Beach. Las mapas de olas para New Zealand enseñarán un mapa grande de New Zealand y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de New Zealand, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de West Shore Beach.


West Shore Beach Surf:

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 00:38 Local time
sábdomingo 26
9PM0AM3AM6AM
Wave (m)
0.3
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Período (s) 8 8 8 9
Viento (km/h)
5
10
10
10
Estado del Viento glass cross-
off
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Tide Times:

Para Napier, New Zealand, a 4 km de West Shore Beach.

ES A LAS (hora local)

West Shore Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Napier Airport, 3 km from West Shore Beach.

light winds from the WSW
5

km/h
clear
Clear skies
Air temperature
6.2 °C

Current weather near West Shore Beach

Overall West Shore Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in abril

Surf stats for West Shore Beach: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for West Shore Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.



West Shore Beach Location Maps

West Shore Beach Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a West Shore BeachCosta alrededor de  West Shore BeachCarreteras y ríos cerca de West Shore Beach

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Hawkes Bay y estaciones de marea cercanas de West Shore Beach

Spots de Surf más cercanos a West Shore Beach:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a West Shore Beach:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a West Shore Beach:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Napier
    2 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Wairoa River
    41 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    Waikokopu
    58 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Gisborne
    83 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    Wanganui
    103 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to West Shore Beach is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 106 km (66 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to West Shore Beach is Gisborne Airport (GIS), also in New Zealand, 130 km (81 miles) away.
  • Third is Palmerston North Airport (PMR) in New Zealand, 144 km (89 miles) away.
  • Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand is 158 km (98 miles) away.
  • Wanganui Airport (WAG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to West Shore Beach and is 168 km (104 miles) away.
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