Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.8
NW
6
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
75
73
50
49
37
36
36
28
28
29
29
29
39
23
45
44
43
61
63
47
40
44
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SSE
10
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:12AM1.93m
4:58PM2.11m
5:15AM1.95m
5:52PM2.15m
6:13AM1.99m
6:41PM2.15m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.45m
11:16PM0.53m
11:31AM0.43m
00:13AM0.45m
12:26PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
10
8
8
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
12
9
7
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