Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
2.1
NNE
1.6
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888846766664667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1931531571691771531091097750483655353462208568454358188186192
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
15
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffoffglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
0.91
5:00PM
1.36
6:05AM
0.97
5:58PM
1.38
6:48AM
1.05
6:47PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.23
10:25AM
0.45
11:58PM
0.18
11:31AM
0.39
12:43AM
0.15
12:25PM
0.31
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise--5:58-------5:56-------5:54-----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:52-------5:52--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171414181816141211111013151616141212121821221716
Feels °C (?)131112151411111088810101213119991416181313
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Far South

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Horseshoe Bay (light winds from the WNW at MontagueIslandLighhouse 23 km from Horseshoe Bay). 1.0m 8s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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23 km away, 1 h 19 min ago

17 km/h
WNW
0.0
16.6
Air / Water (°C)
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