Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
187
184
177
150
127
104
228
197
141
137
127
163
96
90
87
84
84
83
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:22AM1.98m
12:53PM1.96m
1:16AM1.99m
1:53PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.57m
6:49AM0.46m
7:16PM0.62m
7:44AM0.50m
8:20PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
11
11
8
7
8
7
6
8
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
5
5
6
7
6
3
3
5
3
2
4
8
8
6
6
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