Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 01 May 2026 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
21.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (02 May)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
86
209
153
195
211
236
335
527
820
823
776
773
682
699
780
1166
1141
1310
905
1046
980
942
891
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17PM1.48m
8:42AM1.13m
8:52PM1.49m
9:22AM1.08m
9:28PM1.48m
10:03AM1.03m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.23m
2:24PM0.32m
3:28AM0.24m
2:57PM0.36m
4:10AM0.26m
3:31PM0.40m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
20
20
18
17
17
20
23
21
21
20
19
17
17
18
19
21
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
17
17
16
15
16
18
19
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
2.3
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
2.5
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
30
147
153
155
169
1
2
4
4
4
699
647
3
2
2
2
987
905
904
838
777
739
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
5
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
6
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
129
86
209
195
211
236
335
527
820
823
776
773
682
699
780
1166
1141
1310
1046
980
942
891
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
1
33
1
1
1
1
439
196
196
122
1
1
1
1
196
196
122
55
55
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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