Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.59° S 178.30° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 16.9° 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: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	8s
Evening (18 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	8s

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

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	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	!	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	10	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	267	455	558	558	557	557	634	686	702	899	1026	1277	1756	1952	2800	2335	2719	2304	1724	1448	1137	924	847	777
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:07AM 1.89				6:19PM 1.89				6:57AM 1.93					7:02PM 1.89				7:42AM 1.96				7:43PM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)				12:19PM 0.66				12:48AM 0.55					1:06PM 0.66				1:32AM 0.53				1:50PM 0.66

	Tuesday 18							Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Fri 21
Sunrise	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	4	7	3	6	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	21	21	21	19	17	17
Feels °C (?)	17	17	17	17	19	17	17	18	17	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	17	19	19	19	19	17	16	16

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