Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 108 | 79 | 63 | 45 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 421 | 600 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.88m | 1:13AM1.87m | 2:00PM1.85m | 2:02AM1.81m | 2:56PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.72m | 7:40AM0.65m | 8:17PM0.78m | 8:34AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 108 | 79 | 63 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | N 15 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | E 13 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 16 | S 16 | N 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 52 | 83 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 75 | 126 | 131 | 131 | 168 | 209 | 421 | 600 | 778 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 95 | 95 | 79 | 26 |
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