
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 7 |
107 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 43 | 35 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 31 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 12 | SE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 7 | NE 7 |
66 | 64 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 9 | 45 | 23 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 16 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 |
25 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 44 | 43 | 61 | 63 | 39 | 40 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 45 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 14 | 80 | — | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 119 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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