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 3PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| 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 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 344 | 279 | 272 | 264 | 272 | 444 | 744 | 846 | 520 | 537 | 527 | 1456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 674 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 344 | 279 | 272 | 264 | 272 | 444 | 744 | 846 | 520 | 537 | 527 | 1456 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 3 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 20 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 413 | 172 | 138 | 180 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 100 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 211 | 155 | 318 | 264 | 334 | 661 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | 94 | 221 | 214 | 126 | — | 257 | 199 | — | 545 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 51 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 220 | 115 | 91 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 1 | 1 | 404 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 160 | 0 | 0 |
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