Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
2.1
NW
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)13131312127121212111111111111111114141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41133532424318738513910310166634040402323224168661131059998
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
1.85
4:28AM
1.99
4:43PM
1.91
5:14AM
2.06
5:37PM
1.98
6:00AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.64
10:47AM
0.59
11:00PM
0.60
11:38AM
0.50
11:52PM
0.55
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-12-12---------1--------
Temp. °C191715151515161718171615161717171816141312111518
Feels °C (?)161413121011111112121110111312121211109881315
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