Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay 1 today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay 1. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 807 | 658 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 272 | 314 | 878 | 954 | 940 | 878 | 643 | 591 | 673 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.04m | 2:43PM0.98m | 3:42AM1.07m | 2:47PM0.96m | 4:20AM1.07m | 2:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.58m | 8:41PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 807 | 553 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 272 | 297 | 878 | 954 | 940 | 878 | 643 | 591 | 673 | 478 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 3 | SE 7 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 480 | 658 | 413 | 253 | 138 | 180 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 21 | 100 | 94 | 162 | 211 | 209 | 302 | 318 | 264 | 274 | 580 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 131 | 130 | 126 | — | — | 205 | 28 | 545 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 253 | 314 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 404 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
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