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West Coast, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Well overhead (4 m) at 10 s, heading toward E, with moderate cross-shore wind toward NE.

Swell

4 m

E

10 s

Wind

15 km/h

NE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.5 m

Falling

Weather

9 °C

Clear

13 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Fair

1.9 m · 12 s

ENE

37 km/h · 75 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 9 °C

1 AM

Good

1.7 m · 13 s

ENE

37 km/h · 77 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.5 m

Light showers · 9 °C

2 AM

Good

1.5 m · 13 s

ENE

34 km/h · 84 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 7 °C

3 AM

Good

1.3 m · 14 s

ENE

32 km/h · 68 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 8 °C

4 AM

Good

2.1 m · 13 s

ENE

28 km/h · 64 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Clear · 8 °C

5 AM

Fair

2.8 m · 12 s

E

24 km/h · 57 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Clear · 8 °C

6 AM

Poor

3.6 m · 11 s

E

23 km/h · 50 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

2 m

Clear · 8 °C

7 AM

Poor

3.8 m · 10 s

E

19 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Clear · 8 °C

8 AM

Poor

4 m · 10 s

E

15 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 9 °C

9 AM

Poor

4.2 m · 10 s

ENE

15 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 10 °C

10 AM

Poor

4.3 m · 10 s

ENE

17 km/h · 38 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.1 m

Clear · 11 °C

11 AM

Poor

4.4 m · 10 s

ENE

20 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 12 °C

12 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 11 s

E

20 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1 m

Clear · 13 °C

1 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 11 s

E

18 km/h · 46 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.2 m

Clear · 13 °C

2 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 11 s

ENE

19 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.5 m

Clear · 13 °C

3 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 11 s

ENE

18 km/h · 45 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.7 m

Clear · 13 °C

4 PM

Poor

4.4 m · 10 s

ENE

12 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

1.9 m

Clear · 13 °C

5 PM

Fair

4.3 m · 10 s

ENE

10 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

E

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 PM

Good

4.3 m · 10 s

ENE

5 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2 m

Clear · 11 °C

7 PM

Good

4.1 m · 10 s

ENE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSE

Onshore

1.8 m

Clear · 9 °C

8 PM

Good

4 m · 10 s

ENE

3 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 8 °C

9 PM

Good

3.8 m · 10 s

ENE

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Partly cloudy · 7 °C

10 PM

Good

3.7 m · 10 s

ENE

1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.1 m

Mostly clear · 7 °C

11 PM

Good

3.6 m · 10 s

E

0 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 7 °C

Nearby spots

Explore nearby breaks, starting with the closest. Worth a look when the wind spoils the surf here.

Kararo Beach

Greymouth, New Zealand / Aotearoa

7.1 km

Hokitika Beach

Hokitika, New Zealand / Aotearoa

22.9 km

Lawyers Delight Beach

West Coast, New Zealand / Aotearoa

38.2 km

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