Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 17 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 4 | SE 12 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 55 | 69 | 85 | 119 | 119 | 131 | 160 | 232 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.95m | 6:23AM1.91m | 6:56PM1.99m | 7:06AM1.93m | 7:34PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.61m | 12:41PM0.49m | 1:14AM0.52m | 1:22PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | E 4 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 12 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 29 | 46 | 27 | 16 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SE 17 | SE 16 | NE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | NE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 13 | NE 9 | N 12 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 55 | 69 | 85 | 119 | 119 | 131 | 160 | 232 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 124 | 122 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 79 | 110 | 120 | 95 | 95 |
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