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Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | |
68 | 43 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 24 | 53 | 76 | 123 | 141 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.26m | 5:34PM1.33m | 5:47AM1.27m | 6:18PM1.45m | 6:42AM1.27m | 7:02PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.47m | 11:12AM0.31m | 11:46PM0.37m | 11:54AM0.29m | 00:40AM0.27m | 12:37PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 256 | 256 | 220 | 216 | 211 | 196 | 86 | 59 | 62 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 41 | 24 | 53 | 76 | 123 | 141 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 43 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | N 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 41 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 54 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 439 | 128 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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