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Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
18.6° 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 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SE 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 15 | NNW 12 | NE 8 | N 15 | NNW 11 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
21 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 59 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 25 | 39 | 53 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.89m | 2:49AM1.99m | 3:15PM1.87m | 3:46AM1.96m | 4:14PM1.88m | 4:39AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.59m | 9:11AM0.57m | 9:31PM0.61m | 10:07AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.60m | 11:02AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NNW 14 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 27 | 42 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 53 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 9 | WNW 4 | E 11 | E 10 | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | N 15 | NNW 12 | E 4 | N 15 | SSE 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 9 |
21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 110 |
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