Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
!
!
4
4
4
3
3
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2
N
1.9
N
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NE
4
NE
4
ENE
4
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
5.5
NE
4.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)151616161616161515141413131313131312121313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)794160916262206217819531727163515551666142215121488144222423145491345624217863388629465105427207
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.82
12:06AM
1.88
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
1:01PM
1.79
1:52AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.66
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.77
7:24PM
0.73
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11--------1-1----1143222
Temp. °C191920181817171719201918181717181918181919202020
Feels °C (?)191921191918191820201817171515151615151717181716
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