Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.3
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
16
17
7
6
20
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM1.03m
11:37AM1.26m
00:02AM0.91m
12:21PM1.21m
00:53AM0.82m
1:12PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.34m
6:14PM0.35m
5:42AM0.41m
7:12PM0.40m
6:23AM0.46m
8:21PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
13
15
11
9
9
8
7
11
12
13
12
11
9
9
9
14
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
3
1
1
3
6
6
4
3
4
4
3
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
7
12
13
14
14
12
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