Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.2
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)101010888111111111111111010101010111115151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8218988806867036621174137115181531154614591174925757640653620573566636116913451565
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
1.97
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
5:04PM
0.59
5:36AM
0.69
5:45PM
0.66
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:24-------6:26-------6:26---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171718181718181818181919191818181819202019
Feels °C (?)141414141415161517161717171819191818181818202020
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