Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AEST
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Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
284
219
215
215
161
146
104
103
69
68
43
41
22
21
21
35
45
16
38
38
38
39
39
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
NE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
N
5
E
10
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:08PM1.10m
3:54AM1.25m
4:52PM1.21m
4:51AM1.26m
5:34PM1.33m
5:47AM1.27m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.56m
10:30AM0.32m
10:50PM0.47m
11:12AM0.31m
11:46PM0.37m
11:54AM0.29m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
297
292
296
227
223
218
231
231
251
256
256
256
220
216
211
196
86
84
82
38
38
38
39
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
14
0.9
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
232
284
219
215
215
161
146
104
103
69
68
43
41
22
21
21
21
9
27
62
57
56
39
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
16
15
4
4
3
2
11
10
2
30
27
20
19
16
16
9
9
9
9
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
35
45
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
106
128
106
106
3
3
196
106
106
340
33
1
1
1
1
53
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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