Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.5° 

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
1.1
NE
5
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
1.2
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
55
70
64
55
53
76
199
287
216
139
98
98
98
123
74
62
53
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:31AM1.01m
1:07PM1.18m
1:20AM0.89m
2:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.42m
6:33AM0.39m
7:43PM0.47m
7:12AM0.44m
8:58PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
15
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
18
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
9
11
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
15
17
17
16
13
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