Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

18.4°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (03 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	128	125	121	121	134	156	215	194	408	373	330	338	273	250	196	176	180	180	206	206	256	188	356	327
Wind (km/h)	SW	ENE	SW	SW	NE	NNE	N	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SE	SSE	NW	N	N	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		1:02AM0.94m				1:10PM1.38m				3:25AM0.90m				2:26PM1.36m				3:49AM0.94m				3:43PM1.37m
Low Tide			6:27AM0.45m					8:20PM0.27m				7:43AM0.50m				9:39PM0.25m				9:09AM0.49m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	16	17	17	17	15	14	13	13	16	17	16	15	13	13	13	14	16	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	16	16	17	15	11	11	10	12	13	14	14	12	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 7	ENE 8	NE 10	ENE 10
kJ	128	125	121	114	178	216	185	194	408	373	330	338	273	250	196	241	169	180	206	206	53	188	356	327
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	S 6	SSE 7	NE 7	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 7	S 12	E 18	SE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	3	18	62	121	5	4	4	153	119	145	120	60	3	7	2	176	180	114	90	70	2	51	37	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	—	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 9	SE 8	—	E 18	—	S 15	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	E 17	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	2	6	6	5	19	—	—	5	5	4	7	62	—	7	—	4	8	5	5	2	6	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SW 3	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 8	NE 4	NE 4	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	134	156	215	—	3	46	84	157	243	305	289	359	—	—	—	2	256	15	17	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	55	149	1	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	2	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5

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