Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 59 | 80 | 76 | 132 | 175 | 248 | 371 | 440 | 558 | 621 | 512 | 417 | 257 | 183 | 169 | 128 | 104 | 163 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.06m | 8:21PM1.96m | 8:56AM2.07m | 9:03PM1.95m | 9:36AM2.07m | 9:45PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.57m | 2:45AM0.44m | 3:09PM0.59m | 3:24AM0.47m | 3:51PM0.61m | 4:03AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 7 | N 12 | NNW 17 | N 11 | E 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 26 | 17 | 76 | 41 | 101 | 23 | 13 | 41 | 25 | 39 | 39 | 77 | 257 | 183 | 169 | 128 | 104 | 121 | 93 | 103 | 103 | 98 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 17 | N 11 | N 18 | N 18 | E 8 | N 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 14 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 40 | 54 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 49 | 83 | 52 | 121 | 171 | 136 | 61 | 86 | 70 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 19 | E 7 | N 17 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | N 11 | N 18 | SE 6 | N 11 | NNW 16 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NW 6 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 29 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 80 | 71 | 98 | 106 | 72 | 2 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 4 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 59 | 80 | 46 | 132 | 175 | 248 | 371 | 440 | 558 | 621 | 512 | 417 | — | — | — | 65 | 11 | 163 | 76 | 56 | — | 42 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 168 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 119 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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