Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
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!
!
!
!
!
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2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111111111010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5155687877929991172115111481070105110511031886809712698588490480394370363293287
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
/ height (m)
11:45AM
1.98
11:48PM
1.90
12:32PM
1.98
12:31AM
1.88
1:18PM
1.99
1:21AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.69
6:08AM
0.59
6:50PM
0.69
6:53AM
0.60
7:40PM
0.66
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:06-------8:07-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121201717171721222220181717192324242219191819
Feels °C (?)202020201718181821202018171616182122222219191718
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