Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

18.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (13 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	16	23	30	31	32	24	16	15	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	17	17	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SE	S	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:45AM1.43m					11:14PM1.06m				11:22AM1.40m				11:56PM0.98m				12:02PM1.35m
Low Tide		4:21AM0.29m					5:18PM0.22m			4:53AM0.35m					6:03PM0.27m				5:27AM0.41m				6:52PM0.32m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	13	13	15	13	12	10	9	9	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	14	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	11	12	11	12	14	6	5	4	4	4	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 15	NNE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	14	14	14	16	23	30	31	32	24	16	15	112	6	9	8	8	497	372	318	275	232	245	239	217
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ENE 8	E 9	S 8	S 9	ENE 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 8	ENE 10	NE 8	NE 8	E 15	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	6	7	6	13	13	7	3	3	3	9	9	9	9	2	2	4	8	8	17	17	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	E 16	—	N 12	SSE 17	ENE 10	E 14	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	—	N 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	7	6	6	15	8	—	—	5	—	3	29	9	4	—	4	4	4	4	—	2	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	166	101	50	40	36	162	888	681	432	255	184	187	976	963	918	697	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Bunga Head NSW - Far South	Aragunnu Beach NSW - Far South	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Narooma Breakwall NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Plantation Point NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Narooma Breakwall NSW - Far South	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Bears Beach NSW - Far South	Bermagui Rivermouth NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Bawley Point NSW - South Coast	Merimbula Bar NSW - Far South
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	37	83	106	70	17	1	590	431	83	37	24	106	160	128	24	1	1	1	1	3	72	106	106	55
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales	Saltwater	Saltwater		Aisling's Beach	Bunga Head	Bears Beach			Saltwater	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks				Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Bears Beach	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Pink Rocks	Malua Bay			Merimbula Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1			2	2	3				3	4	3	2	2	2	2			1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Mandalay Beach WA - Far South	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	8	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7	5	5

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