Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 760 | 772 | 837 | 824 | 824 | 734 | 690 | 669 | 659 | 618 | 589 | 579 | 569 | 539 | 469 | 399 | 374 | 296 | 285 | 280 | 263 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.96m | 6:11AM1.89m | 6:52PM1.98m | 6:55AM1.93m | 7:31PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.63m | 00:18AM0.72m | 12:34PM0.58m | 1:02AM0.66m | 1:15PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 760 | 772 | 837 | 824 | 824 | 734 | 690 | 669 | 659 | 618 | 589 | 579 | 569 | 539 | 469 | 399 | 374 | 296 | 285 | 280 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 12 | — | S 19 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | E 19 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 55 | 61 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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