Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
19.6° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
Period(s) (?)101010151516161616161615151414131312131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60255263356679416091626220621781953172716571534148413621288140114222242343640858105946111336
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
12:06AM
1.88
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
1:01PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.69
5:45PM
0.66
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.77
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181919201818181717192020181817181818181919
Feels °C (?)181919181919211919201918202020171716161515151717
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