Horseshoe Bay 1 surfForecast / SA – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
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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
17.7° 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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1047
876
2054
1801
1600
1415
1442
1106
1974
3113
3488
3817
4426
4644
7040
4948
6080
5766
5392
6977
4580
4149
3699
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:28PM1.35m
1:19AM0.70m
2:56PM1.31m
1:23AM0.66m
3:26PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.64m
6:51AM0.24m
11:05PM0.65m
7:07AM0.27m
7:20AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
14
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
10
7
6
4
5
5
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
19
1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SW
18
4.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1261
1047
876
2054
1801
1600
1415
1442
1106
1058
253
251
628
835
621
7040
4948
6080
5766
5392
6977
4580
4149
3699
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SSW
21
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
221
469
793
46
90
117
117
88
256
388
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
11
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
5
2.4
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
26
41
1974
3113
3488
3817
4426
4644
4691
4443
5370
5026
4700
5036
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
5
7
4
Distance (km)
138
138
158
9
1
1
0
0
0
1
577
569
809
870
787
787
1020
1026
138
138
168
585
590
1034
Best forecast wave conditions in South Australia - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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