Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
72
57
57
57
60
78
78
76
76
76
60
59
57
46
37
37
37
37
36
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM1.97m
7:17PM2.02m
7:49AM2.02m
8:03PM2.00m
8:35AM2.05m
8:48PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.48m
1:43AM0.40m
2:01PM0.46m
2:29AM0.37m
2:49PM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:17
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7:19
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2
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
18
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
11
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
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