Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 26 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
18.6° 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 3PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.3
SE
11
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
SE
16
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
N
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
N
15
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
20
36
35
59
35
35
17
42
30
29
49
49
29
29
17
9
13
41
48
71
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:11PM1.89m
2:49AM1.99m
3:15PM1.87m
3:46AM1.96m
4:14PM1.88m
4:39AM1.94m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.59m
8:29PM0.59m
9:11AM0.57m
9:31PM0.61m
10:07AM0.54m
10:29PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
14
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
15
15
14
14
13
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
9
10
11
11
11
13
15
14
12
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
14
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SE
16
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
25
24
18
11
11
36
9
6
35
35
27
42
30
29
49
49
29
5
3
3
2
12
48
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
13
Energy kJ
21
6
6
7
20
10
35
59
3
1
17
17
19
17
16
14
13
29
11
10
9
25
25
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
W
3
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
19
0.2
N
18
0.2
N
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
N
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
N
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
6
21
21
21
7
8
8
9
9
7
1
9
8
7
25
25
6
12
17
9
13
41
8
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
8
8
9
11
4
2
5
8
8
9
9
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
26
26
26
26
26
0
0
0
0
41
77
77
77
0
0
0
8
41
124
26
26
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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