Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.42° S 150.08° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
18.2°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
21
24
24
15
23
20
20
20
20
21
22
26
17
26
22
107
42
60
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:44PM1.29m
1:37AM0.85m
1:31PM1.24m
2:42AM0.83m
2:24PM1.19m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.36m
6:48AM0.53m
8:42PM0.38m
7:44AM0.58m
9:41PM0.37m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
18
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
15
15
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