Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 3PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)9910101010101515161616161616161514141313121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109877378868360255063356679415891834220621781953170517231576150512431034995110317921939
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
12:06AM
1.88
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.59
5:36AM
0.69
5:45PM
0.66
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:26-------6:26-------6:28-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11111111111------11-11--
Temp. °C181919191919191919191918181817171920191818171818
Feels °C (?)161818181819191919191919191919182020181717161615
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