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Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° 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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)9121213134566666677777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23464728294396150138128143140151158152154163200261276308324324376
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10AM
1.92
12:23PM
1.90
12:55AM
1.88
1:03PM
1.84
1:42AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.46
6:21AM
0.59
6:43PM
0.54
7:07AM
0.68
7:24PM
0.63
7:59AM
0.75
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:58--------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-7:36-------7:34-------7:32------
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201818161517161717151515151516171716161616161819
Feels °C (?)201617151313111211101010111011121313131414141617
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