Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 322 | 258 | 158 | 82 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 71 | 68 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:13PM2.04m | 8:30AM1.97m | 8:54PM2.02m | 9:12AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.40m | 2:38AM0.36m | 2:49PM0.39m | 3:20AM0.32m | 3:34PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 270 | 322 | 258 | 158 | 82 | 46 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 59 | 44 | 198 | 132 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 244 | 106 | 83 | 99 | 67 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 42 | 55 | 71 | 68 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 68 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 247 | 452 | 496 | 694 | 675 | 542 | 696 | 859 | 810 | 743 | 708 | 561 | 522 | 478 | 293 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 71 | 26 | 26 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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