Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 632 | 516 | 549 | 486 | 284 | 237 | 277 | 123 | 141 | 94 | 145 | 263 | 290 | 625 | 169 | 240 | 194 | 183 | 377 |
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 | 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 | 8:41PM2.22m | 9:04AM2.11m | 9:29PM2.15m | 9:52AM2.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.36m | 3:08AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.38m | 3:54AM0.35m | 4:09PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | WNW 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 632 | 516 | 549 | 486 | 284 | 237 | 187 | 123 | 103 | 94 | 145 | 42 | 38 | 4 | 169 | 240 | 194 | 183 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SE 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 5 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 90 | 111 | 123 | 141 | 78 | 67 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 6 | SE 15 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | — | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | 96 | 156 | 17 | 5 | 263 | 290 | 625 | 215 | 530 | 490 | 424 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 8 |
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