Check the Beach

Westshore Beach

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Westshore Beach 3 photos

  • Westshore Beach, Napier

    Westshore Beach, Napier. itravelNZ® - New Zealand in your pocket™, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Napier from Bay View beach, January 2026

    Napier from Bay View beach, January 2026. Jakob (TheLoyalOrder), CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Scylla serrata 175427367

    Scylla serrata 175427367. Lisa Bennett, CC BY 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 6 pm to sunset, sunset 7:39 pm
7 am
7.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.7
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
Now
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 pm
7.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 6 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C63°F
Water
16°C60°F
Wind
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m<1 ft
UV
2 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:39 pm
Today
7.0Great7 am74
7.1Great8 am74
7.6Great9 am42
8.0Great10 am74
7.9Great11 am138
7.7Great12 pm1710
7.6Great1 pm1711
7.5Great2 pm1610
7.6Great3 pm1711
7.9Great4 pm149
7.7Great5 pm149
7.6GreatNow138
7.5Great7 pm106
Sat
7.1Great7 am138
7.7Great8 am127
8.3Great9 am138
8.8Excellent10 am128
9.1Excellent11 am127
9.1Excellent12 pm96
9.1Excellent1 pm74
9.1Excellent2 pm117
9.1Excellent3 pm117
8.9Excellent4 pm117
8.6Excellent5 pm117
8.2Great6 pm85
8.6Excellent7 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow12 am6 am12 pm6 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 780 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miWhirinaki (village)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miHawke's Bay Airport (NPE)

Nearby places

  • Snapper CafeFood and drink
    780 m0.5 mi
  • Crab FarmFood and drink
    890 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Westshore Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 8 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Thu7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 2%