Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Far South New South Wales, Australia)

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Horseshoe Bay Surf Guide

Horseshoe Bay in Far South New South Wales is a sheltered beach break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach breaks are all lefts. Rarely crowded here.

Horseshoe Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	rarely breaks	21.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Horseshoe Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Horseshoe Bay occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Horseshoe Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Horseshoe Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in June while 6% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 88% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

88%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Horseshoe Bay Location Map

Interactive Horseshoe Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 21:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross- off

Tides at Horseshoe Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Bermagui, Australia, 1 km from Horseshoe Bay.

Next High Water: 10:44pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 05:39am | 0.31m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Horseshoe Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (21.3 °C) at Horseshoe Bay is warm and the air temperature should feel similar (windchill forecast 19.0 °C). If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a shorty or a summer wetsuit.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite