Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 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
19.7° 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 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99101010101010101010101010888881111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27433639139144249762869269284276377886384665074472274578214741415154715421211
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
1.94
9:14PM
1.99
9:29AM
1.92
9:54PM
1.97
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
0.39
3:30AM
0.51
3:48PM
0.44
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:52-------5:52-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1----1-11111111221
Temp. °C171818171716171718181917171717171818181818181818
Feels °C (?)151515151514141515151614141414141515161716171717
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