
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay 1 today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay 1. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
339 | 595 | 587 | 519 | 429 | 489 | 623 | 881 | 1016 | 920 | 867 | 854 | 757 | 689 | 538 | 504 | 488 | 511 | 371 | 365 | 1144 | 1791 | 1776 | 2379 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:24AM0.88m | 3:20PM1.06m | 4:08AM0.94m | 3:29PM1.02m | 4:58AM0.98m | 3:26PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.54m | 8:25AM0.58m | 9:53PM0.52m | 8:53AM0.72m | 10:07PM0.51m | 8:57AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
339 | 595 | 587 | 519 | 429 | 489 | 623 | 881 | 1016 | 920 | 867 | 854 | 757 | 689 | 538 | 504 | 488 | 511 | 371 | 365 | — | 1791 | 1776 | 2379 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
54 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 8 | — | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — |
3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 1144 | 1202 | 1172 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 569 | 411 | 168 | 411 |
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