Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Issued: 3 am 02 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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	135	147	164	169	169	149	205	219	141	105	100	84	89	79	94	108	118	121	178	196	176	201	220	210
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SE	N	NE	NNE	SW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	E	ESE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide	11:53PM1.02m				12:04PM1.41m					1:02AM0.94m				1:10PM1.38m				3:25AM0.90m				2:26PM1.36m
Low Tide			5:27AM0.38m					7:01PM0.25m			6:27AM0.45m					8:20PM0.27m				7:43AM0.50m				9:39PM0.25m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—
mm	—	—	2	2	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	17	17	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	13	13	15	14	16	13	14	15	15	14	16	16	17	16	14	12	11	11	13	12	11	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	135	147	164	169	169	149	149	145	141	105	100	143	232	321	339	108	118	121	178	196	176	201	273	253
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	E 18	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	7	6	21	10	6	7	7	4	4	9	47	84	89	79	94	5	5	4	4	4	3	7	220	210
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	—	SE 4	SE 4	S 9	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 14	S 15	—	S 14	—	E 18	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	4	4	6	6	2	4	—	3	3	1	6	5	5	4	16	—	4	4	—	4	—	7	21	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	NE 8	NNE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	16	28	36	—	—	—	205	219	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	353	370	314	316	358	397	329	387	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	67	24	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5	1	1	70	25	3	1	1	3	3	60	60	60	37	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	3	2	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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