Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
18.8° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111111111010101010109999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191334341423332355290217246185185196128196211206202174594788594445
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:21AM
2.16
10:54PM
2.16
11:12AM
2.12
11:53PM
2.11
12:06PM
2.04
12:53AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
5:32PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.58
6:27PM
0.47
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:28-----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C131415131212101113151512111112111315151312121111
Feels °C (?)891087757810107778681010109988
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