Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 1058 | 175 | 149 | 151 | 157 | 142 | 356 | 322 | 331 | 317 | 378 | 512 | 520 | 587 | 596 | 640 | 679 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.88m | 3:38AM1.85m | 4:34PM1.90m | 4:32AM1.84m | 5:26PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:15AM0.67m | 10:42PM0.79m | 11:06AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NW 9 | E 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 1058 | 151 | 1144 | 626 | 352 | 165 | 114 | 322 | 331 | 317 | 378 | 512 | 520 | 587 | 596 | 640 | 679 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 14 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 195 | 68 | 149 | 151 | 157 | 112 | 356 | 68 | 41 | 23 | 16 | 43 | 61 | 55 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 74 | 175 | 100 | 116 | 109 | 142 | 32 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 64 | 57 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 824 | — | 1380 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 41 | 106 | 31 | 75 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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