Surf-Forecast | Horseshoe Bay 1 Surf Guide

Lat Long: 35.53° S 138.69° E

Issued: 9 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe Bay 1 sea temperature is

17.0°C

Horseshoe Bay 1 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Horseshoe Bay 1 Surf Guide

Horseshoe Bay 1 in South Australia - East Coast is a sheltered beach and reef break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the north with some shelter here from west southwest winds. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is a right hand reef break as well. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Horseshoe Bay 1 Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	inconsistent	17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Horseshoe Bay 1:

The best conditions reported for surf at Horseshoe Bay 1 occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Horseshoe Bay 1 (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Horseshoe Bay 1 with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in September while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Horseshoe Bay 1 Location Map

Interactive Horseshoe Bay 1 surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Horseshoe Bay 1 Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 14:35 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 10
ft, °F	1:30PM	4:30PM	7:30PM	10:30PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at Horseshoe Bay 1

Current tide and informaton

For Victor Harbor, Australia, 6 km from Horseshoe Bay 1.

Next High Water: 02:17am | 1.27m

Next Low Water: 06:31pm | 0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Horseshoe Bay 1 Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.0 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Horseshoe Bay 1. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite