Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (28 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jun)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (28 Jun)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 28							Monday 29								Tuesday 30								Wed 1
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	1	!	!	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1424	1422	1422	1066	976	918	988	1027	1700	1792	1108	1040	815	1265	768	963	963	874	874	846	732	1249	1196	849
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	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		5:07AM1.89m				5:58PM1.98m				5:55AM1.89m					6:41PM2.01m				6:41AM1.91m				7:21PM2.03m
Low Tide				11:40AM0.60m					00:04AM0.75m				12:23PM0.59m				00:49AM0.73m				1:04PM0.58m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	4:58
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	12	11
Feels °C	10	10	9	10	9	8	8	7	7	5	5	6	7	6	6	5	4	5	6	7	6	6	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 15	N 15	ESE 9	ESE 10	N 13	SE 21	SSE 19	SE 18	SE 18	SE 20	SE 19	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	1076	1076	1055	1066	976	918	988	1027	1103	1066	4	4	807	674	3	17	36	53	82	98	95	855	850	849
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 18	SSE 17	SSE 20	SE 19	SSE 18	SSE 16	SE 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	—	—	—	N 13	S 21	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	SE 19	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	12	108	39	14	30	25	10	4	4	4	—	—	—	3	9	3	3	3	3	3	3	57	28	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 20	—	—	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 13	N 13	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	—	—	38	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	—	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—
kJ	1424	1422	1422	117	151	207	214	255	1700	1792	1108	1040	815	1265	768	963	963	874	874	846	732	1249	1196	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	41	33	28	28	28
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	8	6	6	9	5	5	9	6	9	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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