Horseshoe Bay 1 surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 17 May 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
17.3° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1340
1111
1080
975
915
1093
1061
1030
904
737
680
587
514
514
448
551
614
660
694
411
713
673
595
573
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:09PM1.43m
00:26AM0.65m
1:38PM1.46m
00:11AM0.63m
2:09PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.38m
9:17PM0.60m
5:21AM0.32m
10:47PM0.63m
5:43AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
16
15
14
13
14
15
13
12
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1340
1111
1080
975
915
1093
1061
1030
904
737
680
587
514
514
448
551
614
660
128
411
276
280
595
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
11
11
11
18
45
45
45
38
148
148
96
209
404
273
522
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
Energy kJ
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
5
1.7
SSW
11
1
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
26
694
54
713
673
573
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
1
138
160
138
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
411
411
411
168
138
138
1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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