Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 2PM is: 8.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)30ft (9.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
!
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2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
NE
4.5
NNE
6.5
NE
8
NNE
9
NNE
7.5
NNE
6
N
5.5
NNW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.9
NW
1.3
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1314131313131212111098111414141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1066369081457920680264381690110280900248922049952481375416797659617518511417411335324243
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
55
NNE
50
NNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.85
1:56PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.87
2:53PM
1.81
3:39AM
1.92
3:48PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.77
8:21PM
0.72
9:03AM
0.74
9:17PM
0.69
9:55AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.64
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:28-------6:30-------6:31-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
123421142------111111---11
Temp. °C202021212020201919181919201919181717192020171616
Feels °C (?)171616151314141214151717191717161615181817141412
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