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Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° 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 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.4
NNW
0.9
NE
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
0.9
NE
1.6
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
SE
0.6
NE
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1111111010951266611666101010109911916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)205158156127117125103228241257265203196196193100100989488689067137
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
2.28
7:57PM
2.08
8:31AM
2.29
8:50PM
2.09
9:18AM
2.25
9:39PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.39
2:02PM
0.54
2:13AM
0.38
2:55PM
0.48
3:04AM
0.38
3:44PM
0.43
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise-6:20-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:19-------8:17-------8:16--
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1----11--------------
Temp. °C171821212323222222222225242120181615201918181614
Feels °C (?)161821212323222222222223221917151313181816151311
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