Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	75	73	70	50	48	42	43	48	62	89	111	141	181	171	147	120	109	93	37	38	39	34	55	67
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:35PM2.22m				5:48AM2.18m					6:34PM2.33m				6:46AM2.21m				7:26PM2.39m
Low Tide		11:15AM0.49m				11:49PM0.62m					12:12PM0.42m				00:48AM0.58m				1:06PM0.36m				1:46AM0.54m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	12	12	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	15	15	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	9	10	11	9	8	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	11	11	9	9	11	11	8	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	NW 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NW 6	NNW 6	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	75	73	70	50	48	42	43	43	28	17	17	13	18	46	45	120	40	39	37	38	34	22	55	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 11	NE 10	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	5	5	5	12	5	5	5	5	5	20	10	10	29	4	4	40	4	4	4	4	39	22	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	S 13	S 13	E 15	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	S 8	NE 11	S 8	S 8	S 9	SE 7	E 14	ESE 13	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	2	3	5	5	2	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	1	1	5	1	1	2	2	15	34	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	W 4	WSW 3	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	1	3	12	27	48	62	89	111	141	181	171	147	—	109	93	96	70	9	3	27	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	1	1	26	26	26	71	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	60	60	60	26	26	26	1
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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