Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 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
21.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
161
108
104
103
69
68
43
41
22
21
21
21
43
45
45
37
40
39
39
39
30
30
43
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
S
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:52PM1.21m
4:51AM1.26m
5:34PM1.33m
5:47AM1.27m
6:18PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.32m
10:50PM0.47m
11:12AM0.31m
11:46PM0.37m
11:54AM0.29m
00:40AM0.27m
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cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.3
E
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
223
218
231
251
251
256
256
256
256
216
211
196
21
84
62
45
37
40
39
39
39
30
30
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
215
161
108
104
103
69
68
43
41
22
21
21
16
9
9
57
57
40
39
38
38
40
41
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
22
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
15
4
2
3
2
11
10
2
30
27
20
19
2
16
2
9
9
9
9
8
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
Energy kJ
183
43
45
22
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
106
128
128
33
58
3
1
37
106
106
128
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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