Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 22 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 3.4°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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.4m)12s

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 morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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)
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
361
369
431
484
625
555
1401
1519
1679
1840
1840
2139
2273
2200
2012
1866
1835
1780
1644
1644
1488
1488
1488
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
0
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
ENE
5
ENE
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:17AM1.47m
2:36PM1.12m
2:22AM1.38m
3:37PM1.17m
3:27AM1.30m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.58m
8:18AM0.31m
8:06PM0.60m
9:14AM0.35m
9:21PM0.58m
10:05AM0.38m
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Energy kJ
246
361
369
431
484
625
555
1401
1519
1679
1840
1840
2139
2273
2200
2012
1866
1835
1780
1644
1644
1488
1488
1488
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
20
0.9
ENE
13
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
Energy kJ
24
15
15
8
9
8
294
5
9
17
4
4
14
6
5
20
39
66
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
15
4
4
4
6
17
9
20
6
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
3
33
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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