Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
1
0
0
0
!
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
NNE
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.7
NNE
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
776
641
610
459
451
375
305
294
407
453
587
427
338
333
332
279
256
730
532
381
421
221
198
205
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM1.94m
9:59PM2.03m
10:01AM1.92m
10:40PM2.03m
10:43AM1.90m
11:20PM2.02m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.49m
4:18AM0.57m
4:22PM0.49m
5:01AM0.54m
5:03PM0.52m
5:45AM0.52m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
7
8
5
1
1
2
2
5
2
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
12
14
13
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
11
13
13
10
9
9
7
11
9
8
7
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.4
NW
7
2.1
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.7
NNE
7
1.1
E
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
776
641
610
459
451
375
305
294
288
242
211
427
262
181
332
279
256
160
532
381
284
221
198
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
6
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.6
NW
6
0.1
NE
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
288
242
288
333
34
3
144
167
241
232
162
166
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
NE
8
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
1
NE
8
Energy kJ
44
142
188
196
8
7
136
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.9
N
6
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
N
7
2.5
NNE
7
1.9
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.6
N
6
1.6
NW
7
2.5
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
N
7
Energy kJ
17
54
91
154
255
407
453
587
338
107
196
240
730
421
221
169
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
110
123
122
71
71
123
123
123
123
41
33
26
0
26
110
126
95
126
111
69
71
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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