
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 29 | 41 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 44 | 56 | 84 | 142 | 157 | 222 | 222 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 142 | 103 | 99 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.90m | 5:01AM1.85m | 5:38PM1.96m | 5:49AM1.90m | 6:17PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.65m | 11:20AM0.58m | 11:54PM0.56m | 12:05PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
37 | 29 | 41 | 25 | 33 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 81 | 142 | 157 | 222 | 222 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 142 | 103 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | N 14 | NE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SE 17 |
8 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 56 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | ESE 15 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | WNW 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | N 15 | NE 9 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 |
— | 7 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 84 | 82 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
186 | 183 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 37 | 51 | 91 | 75 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
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