Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212111111667777777776666865
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41234733624724319716121027831434439726120617313511168392211762139369
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
1.87
5:12AM
2.00
5:32PM
1.87
6:06AM
2.01
6:30PM
1.90
6:55AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.53
11:30AM
0.55
11:48PM
0.52
12:27PM
0.49
12:43AM
0.49
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-7:06-------7:04-------7:02------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----133-----------1-----
Temp. °C222019191917182121201918171720202017151414141415
Feels °C (?)212019181616171919191817161620181612989101011
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