Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 47 | 84 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.03m | 1:30PM2.01m | 1:44AM1.98m | 2:33PM2.00m | 2:47AM1.93m | 3:36PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM0.43m | 7:50PM0.59m | 8:09AM0.47m | 8:54PM0.60m | 9:11AM0.51m | 9:57PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 47 | 84 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NNE 12 | SSE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | N 8 | WNW 5 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | SSE 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 49 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 227 | 244 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 77 | 168 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 307 | 168 | 79 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 168 | 346 | 33 | 26 |
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