Surf Forecasts:
Horseshoe Bay surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, ESE swell with 923 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Horseshoe Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Horseshoe Bay in the next 16 days are 1.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 12s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Horseshoe Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 319 | 153 | 77 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 744 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:53PM1.54m | 10:46AM1.08m | 10:31PM1.51m | 11:25AM1.10m | 11:11PM1.45m | 12:05PM1.13m | 11:53PM1.39m | 12:48PM1.16m | 00:40AM1.30m | 1:36PM1.21m | 1:35AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.27m | 2:39AM1.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.19m | 4:07PM0.47m | 5:18AM0.22m | 4:50PM0.49m | 5:55AM0.26m | 5:37PM0.51m | 6:33AM0.30m | 6:32PM0.53m | 7:14AM0.34m | 7:35PM0.53m | 8:00AM0.38m | 8:47PM0.51m | 8:51AM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 |
 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 338 | 319 | 153 | 77 | 51 | 65 | 50 | 520 | 2 | 2 | 741 | 655 | 617 | 421 | 895 | 569 | 480 | 1066 | 980 | 744 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | S 13 | NNW 5 | S 12 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 75 | 16 | 39 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 131 | 98 | 87 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | S 9 | NE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 16 | S 21 | S 15 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 7 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 9 | 4 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 12 | WSW 3 | S 8 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 512 | 504 | 13 | 37 | 429 | 2 | 111 | 1018 | 1568 | 1143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 17 | 138 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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