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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 pm Monday 18 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 3.3°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 10PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
666 | 705 | 630 | 630 | 561 | 525 | 537 | 561 | 540 | 761 | 1100 | 1121 | 972 | 759 | 615 | 550 | 511 | 443 | 419 | 358 | 339 | 333 | 326 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:27PM1.72m | 10:20AM1.14m | 10:19PM1.70m | 11:20AM1.10m | 11:15PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.36m | 4:18AM0.13m | 3:45PM0.41m | 5:16AM0.16m | 4:40PM0.48m | 6:16AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 666 | 705 | 630 | 630 | 561 | 525 | 537 | 561 | 540 | 761 | 1100 | 1121 | 972 | 759 | 615 | 550 | 511 | 443 | 419 | 358 | 339 | 333 | 364 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ENE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 79 | — | — | — | 100 | 326 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 36 | 156 | 279 | 326 | 274 | 311 | 416 | 350 | 301 | 214 | 116 | 386 | 460 | 438 | 253 | 587 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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