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Horseshoe Bay 1 surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 ACDT
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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
19.4° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:30am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)22s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)20s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SW
2.5
S
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.2
SSE
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12122322212019181717161616161515141414141371313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1541492136535824872120314482001195516143213329912571083807785691672508479435388382
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
0.52
3:03AM
1.17
3:10PM
0.57
3:27AM
1.12
3:37PM
0.65
3:50AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.26
7:25PM
0.19
10:13AM
0.26
8:03PM
0.19
10:19AM
0.28
8:39PM
0.24
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------
Sunset----8:30-------8:30-------8:30---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182022211917171617181817161414141515171716151514
Feels °C (?)171820171513131215141411118881010131212121210
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