Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3.0°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 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
39
24
41
41
52
67
137
127
188
132
115
109
71
124
107
400
439
333
459
470
493
404
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
W
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:18PM1.45m
6:42AM1.27m
7:02PM1.56m
7:35AM1.26m
7:48PM1.65m
8:29AM1.23m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.29m
00:40AM0.27m
12:37PM0.29m
1:33AM0.19m
1:21PM0.29m
2:27AM0.14m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
19
17
18
17
17
16
14
14
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
13
17
17
18
18
17
15
15
13
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.9
SE
7
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
38
38
39
24
41
41
52
67
137
75
184
132
91
109
71
124
107
286
316
333
459
470
493
404
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.2
S
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
39
38
38
16
27
27
26
26
14
8
8
7
14
7
53
5
42
7
6
1
3
3
1
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
9
8
2
40
2
2
2
8
8
2
2
8
7
7
6
7
5
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
24
127
188
115
400
439
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
122
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Horseshoe Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest