Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 183 | 116 | 91 | 63 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 249 | 80 | 75 | 141 | 139 | 130 | 121 | 97 | 76 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.95m | 8:47PM2.04m | 8:55AM1.94m | 9:26PM2.03m | 9:35AM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.53m | 2:34PM0.43m | 3:08AM0.47m | 3:14PM0.41m | 3:49AM0.42m | 3:56PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 200 | 183 | 116 | 91 | 63 | 43 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 80 | 75 | 141 | 139 | 130 | 121 | 97 | 76 | 75 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | NE 16 | NW 6 | SE 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 41 | 43 | 20 | 46 | 40 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 15 | NW 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 27 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | 44 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 249 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 12 | 26 | 60 | 57 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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