Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 966 | 1452 | 265 | 151 | 172 | 167 | 338 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:58PM2.04m | 8:22AM2.01m | 8:41PM2.05m | 9:07AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.48m | 2:25AM0.39m | 2:38PM0.45m | 3:08AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 180 | 173 | 154 | 151 | 527 | 481 | 164 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 85 | 55 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | — | ESE 13 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 72 | — | 265 | 5 | 172 | 167 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 8 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | SE 17 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 6 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 966 | 1452 | 1056 | 700 | 19 | — | 338 | 352 | 245 | 309 | 245 | 239 | 220 | 182 | 139 | 103 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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