Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.59° S 178.30° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST

Forecast 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 18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (15 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (15 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 14			Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sun 17
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	56	46	42	42	46	48	49	75	77	80	90	123	126	123	121	119	119	117	86	85	82	80	58	58
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:11PM1.97m				4:35AM2.09m				5:10PM2.07m				5:30AM2.13m					6:08PM2.17m				6:27AM2.17m
Low Tide				10:29PM0.67m				11:05AM0.51m				11:27PM0.63m				12:00PM0.47m					00:25AM0.57m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	12	11	12	13	13	13	15
Feels °C	10	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	7	8	9	9	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	42	42	42	37	27	26	49	75	77	80	90	123	126	123	121	119	119	117	86	85	82	80	58	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SE 12	SE 11	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	11	21	19	42	46	48	10	8	8	8	24	30	28	27	26	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	NNE 9	NE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 6	S 18	SE 17	SE 16	SSE 9	N 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 16	—	S 16	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	17	8	3	10	10	9	6	7	12	10	8	3	4	4	4	4	5	—	5	4	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	56	46	42	118	97	94	72	18	20	18	18	18	15	18	18	17	22	37	37	28	19	18	18	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	33	33	8	8	0	0	8	41	33	33	33	0	0	28	28	28	28	33	33	8	8	8	33	33
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Papatea Bay	Papatea Bay	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Papatea Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Papatea Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tokomaru Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	3	4	2	2	3	1	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Riet River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	6	5

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