
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay 1 today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay 1. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
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1976 | 1611 | 1393 | 1361 | 1480 | 1356 | 1276 | 1410 | 1487 | 1667 | 1451 | 1586 | 1415 | 1309 | 1102 | 974 | 1142 | 647 | 582 | 649 | 1942 | 2241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.96m | 1:13AM0.82m | 1:20PM0.90m | 1:25AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.50m | 7:36PM0.46m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.37m | 6:57PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1976 | 1611 | 1393 | 1361 | 1480 | 1356 | 1276 | 1410 | 1487 | 1667 | 1451 | 1586 | 1415 | 1309 | 1102 | 974 | 1142 | 527 | 582 | 593 | 1942 | 2241 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 647 | 273 | 649 | 80 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
18 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 86 | 126 | 137 | 4 | 22 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 501 | 404 | 576 | 501 | 404 | 404 | 6 | 1 | 569 | 569 | 0 | 0 |
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