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Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast
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Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 2 | 39 | 35 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 90 | 132 | 132 | 86 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 110 | 110 | 121 | 109 | 72 | 71 | 92 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:41AM 1.85 | 4:20PM 1.94 | 4:43AM 1.83 | 5:16PM 1.92 | 5:41AM 1.84 | 6:06PM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00AM 0.62 | 10:41PM 0.61 | 11:01AM 0.62 | 11:36PM 0.57 | 11:56AM 0.60 | 12:29AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Horseshoe Bay (moderate winds from the SSE at Hicks Bay 5 km from Horseshoe Bay). 0.3m 7s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.
Actual: 48 min ago
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