Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.6° 

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
12
1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
39
29
28
27
17
10
30
30
30
18
19
20
22
22
54
76
74
177
285
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:54PM1.94m
1:10AM1.99m
1:46PM1.90m
1:56AM1.93m
2:39PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.51m
7:03PM0.64m
7:35AM0.57m
7:58PM0.71m
8:26AM0.62m
8:54PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
12
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
9
7
7
6
9
10
10
7
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
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