Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.2
NNW
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.3
NW
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312127121212121111111111111414814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61751851141741133532424318715713910310167634040402323414117966
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
1.92
3:48PM
1.85
4:28AM
1.99
4:43PM
1.91
5:14AM
2.06
5:37PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
0.67
10:09PM
0.64
10:47AM
0.59
11:00PM
0.60
11:38AM
0.50
11:52PM
0.55
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:42-------5:39-------5:38---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----11112--------------
Temp. °C181718201917151616151617181716161616171919151413
Feels °C (?)16161717161413121110111112121111101112141410109
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