Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° 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 11AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
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0
!
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
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2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010108888111111111111810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616763692842842778821821904686744703864149115311624153912921100925669575575530
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
1.92
9:54PM
1.97
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.51
3:48PM
0.44
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
5:04PM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:26-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:50---
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----1-11211111222322132
Temp. °C171618191817171717171818181818181818191919191919
Feels °C (?)141315151514141515141515161616161717181818191818
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