Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
18.8° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
0.8
NNW
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)811111111111111810101110101010109999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2101851851911913413033347633534131930226122625527322021620681135129111
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
10:54PM
2.16
11:12AM
2.12
11:53PM
2.11
12:06PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.47
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
5:32PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.58
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C141312131314141212111211131515131212131214151514
Feels °C (?)1212111189866677810998910811111112
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