Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
18.9° 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 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
!
!
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
N
3
N
3
N
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.6
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.5
N
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
N
1.6
N
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)888888888888888878888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231122011861214636486428344257223181298406262269302387291300308333330264192
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
2.21
8:37AM
2.15
9:03PM
2.22
9:30AM
2.16
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
0.34
2:33AM
0.43
2:56PM
0.33
3:25AM
0.43
3:47PM
0.34
4:17AM
0.47
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3221--11141313112432-13--
Temp. °C181818171716181918151415161517171616151414131417
Feels °C (?)141415161715161717141312121214131213131113111316
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