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Horseshoe Bay 1 surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 ACST
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Horseshoe Bay 1 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horseshoe Bay 1 sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay 1 today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 at 11PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay 1. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131318171616161614141415151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1975362643626636805815725015014006371009683778666641437431362881162618091759
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.38
12:57AM
0.71
2:44PM
1.37
3:15PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
0.64
6:37AM
0.22
6:53AM
0.21
7:10AM
0.22
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset-5:45-------5:44-------5:43------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161613131416172427272625242424242117151414131419
Feels °C (?)141412131315152123222322202020201915131314131317
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