Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C
1.3° 

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
14
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
13
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.2
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
26
41
43
57
53
70
64
55
53
76
178
256
248
157
98
80
119
73
71
56
47
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:20PM1.21m
00:31AM1.01m
1:07PM1.18m
1:20AM0.89m
2:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.32m
6:40PM0.42m
6:33AM0.39m
7:43PM0.47m
7:12AM0.44m
8:58PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
16
15
15
15
14
12
11
14
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
21
18
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
11
12
12
12
10
8
10
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
16
18
18
15
13
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