Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
18.7° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SE
17
0.3
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
46
45
33
34
33
23
16
14
9
7
21
21
21
21
21
20
36
35
59
35
35
45
43
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
0
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM2.07m
1:06PM1.96m
1:51AM2.03m
2:11PM1.89m
2:49AM1.99m
3:15PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.47m
7:13AM0.60m
7:26PM0.54m
8:13AM0.59m
8:29PM0.59m
9:11AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
14
17
16
13
13
13
14
13
16
17
16
14
10
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
11
9
11
11
12
11
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
SE
17
0.3
SE
16
Energy kJ
61
46
45
33
34
33
23
16
14
9
7
25
25
25
19
18
11
11
8
5
35
35
45
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
Energy kJ
11
4
4
6
6
6
3
5
6
6
6
6
21
21
6
7
20
36
35
59
3
1
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
2
11
6
4
4
4
6
3
3
3
3
21
6
6
21
21
7
10
8
9
9
9
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
8
12
9
8
2
7
5
21
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
8
26
26
26
1
26
26
26
26
26
41
0
0
41
169
160
77
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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