Surf Forecasts:
Horseshoe Bay 1 surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 11 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 4,108 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 8 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Horseshoe Bay 1 this week:
The surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Horseshoe Bay 1 in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 8th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sat 10th Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Horseshoe Bay 1 over the next 16 days.
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). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1611 | 1361 | 1276 | 1667 | 1586 | 1102 | 647 | 649 | 2590 | 4108 | 4108 | 3328 | 2864 | 2997 | 2379 | 2191 | 2807 | 2488 | 1811 | 1561 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.96m | 1:13AM0.82m | 1:20PM0.90m | 1:25AM0.93m | 1:33PM0.84m | 1:43AM1.04m | 1:46PM0.80m | 2:05AM1.13m | 1:57PM0.76m | 2:30AM1.19m | 2:09PM0.74m | 2:56AM1.22m | 2:20PM0.72m | 3:23AM1.21m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.46m | 6:53AM0.42m | 7:04PM0.43m | 7:26AM0.37m | 6:57PM0.36m | 7:56AM0.36m | 7:03PM0.29m | 8:24AM0.38m | 7:15PM0.22m | 8:52AM0.42m | 7:31PM0.18m | 9:19AM0.47m | 7:48PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1611 | 1361 | 1276 | 1667 | 1586 | 1102 | 527 | 593 | 2590 | 4108 | 4108 | 3328 | 2864 | 2997 | 2379 | 2191 | 2807 | 2488 | 1811 | 1561 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 647 | 649 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 29 | 86 | 4 | 29 | — | 17 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 404 | 404 | 1 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 166 | 169 | 1 |
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