Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 May 2026 AEST
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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
21.6° 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 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
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
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
155
145
113
82
123
110
294
324
341
459
459
470
632
767
713
651
651
713
645
645
572
505
493
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:02PM1.56m
7:35AM1.26m
7:48PM1.65m
8:29AM1.23m
8:36PM1.70m
9:24AM1.19m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.19m
1:21PM0.29m
2:27AM0.14m
2:07PM0.32m
3:21AM0.12m
2:54PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
17
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
17
16
15
14
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
13
16
18
19
18
16
15
15
16
17
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
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
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
141
112
109
113
82
123
110
294
324
341
459
459
470
632
767
713
651
651
713
645
645
572
505
493
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
36
7
41
1
6
1
3
1
5
5
5
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
2
2
7
7
7
6
5
7
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
155
145
2
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
Best forecast wave conditions in Far South New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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