Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 3PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
!
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
2.3
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
999
880
1838
1591
1290
544
985
370
363
312
305
253
248
207
207
203
168
154
127
130
145
113
70
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:14PM1.99m
2:36AM2.04m
3:17PM2.05m
3:41AM2.08m
4:27PM2.12m
4:46AM2.13m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.53m
8:38PM0.70m
9:08AM0.56m
9:42PM0.69m
10:12AM0.55m
10:46PM0.66m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
5
4
3
3
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
8
8
7
7
7
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