Horseshoe Bay 1 surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 18 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay 1 today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1061
1030
904
822
680
587
578
514
505
551
734
781
694
715
690
645
634
561
485
450
450
532
561
612
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:26AM0.65m
1:38PM1.46m
00:11AM0.63m
2:09PM1.45m
2:40PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.32m
10:47PM0.63m
5:43AM0.27m
6:06AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
17
17
15
14
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
12
13
12
12
11
12
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
1061
1030
904
822
680
587
578
514
505
551
148
96
128
209
276
280
634
561
485
450
450
520
561
485
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
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
11
18
45
45
45
38
148
184
404
273
344
333
343
407
532
525
612
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
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
16
16
41
734
781
694
715
690
645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
1
404
1
0
0
1
1
411
411
411
138
138
1
1
1
1
282
138
138
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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