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Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.5° C
(Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | |
576 | 682 | 697 | 713 | 796 | 885 | 753 | 666 | 606 | 734 | 658 | 588 | 548 | 474 | 474 | 484 | 462 | 539 | 746 | 978 | 1100 | 955 | 869 | 787 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.70m | 9:24AM1.19m | 9:27PM1.72m | 10:20AM1.14m | 10:19PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.32m | 3:21AM0.12m | 2:54PM0.36m | 4:18AM0.13m | 3:45PM0.41m | 5:16AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 576 | 682 | 697 | 713 | 796 | 885 | 753 | 666 | 606 | 734 | 658 | 588 | 548 | 474 | 474 | 484 | 462 | 539 | 746 | 978 | 1100 | 955 | 869 | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 138 | 380 | 440 | 396 | 432 | 601 | 551 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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