Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NW
1.3
NNW
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)6812121211111111111111141414141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121861391037166634040232323204168671131059998951068657
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
1.99
4:43PM
1.91
5:14AM
2.06
5:37PM
1.98
6:00AM
2.10
6:30PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.59
11:00PM
0.60
11:38AM
0.50
11:52PM
0.55
12:29PM
0.42
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:39-------5:38-------5:37---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
12---------1------------
Temp. °C161516171817161616161717191614131211151818151616
Feels °C (?)11101111121211101111121214119888131616121414
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