Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

16.3° C

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	304	249	215	202	154	149	149	127	127	127	94	93	88	87	84	82	82	81	60	60	60
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	N	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	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	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		10:17AM2.12m				10:47PM2.19m				11:09AM2.06m				11:36PM2.11m					12:02PM2.00m
Low Tide				4:33PM0.45m				5:11AM0.43m				5:23PM0.51m				5:59AM0.46m					6:12PM0.57m


	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	13	13	11	11	12	12	11	11	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	11	13	13	11	11
Feels °C	7	12	12	9	9	9	9	7	6	8	7	6	7	6	6	6	7	9	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	WNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	304	49	215	202	154	149	149	127	127	127	94	93	88	87	84	82	82	81	60	60	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 23	SE 13	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	SE 19	SSE 20	SE 20	SE 20	SE 19	SSE 18	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	134	249	37	29	20	11	7	4	2	1	14	41	61	97	93	33	8	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 23	SE 18	SE 21	SE 5	SE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 20	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	N 9	N 9
kJ	16	50	12	18	1	11	11	10	27	15	2	2	2	2	2	2	31	30	28	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—
kJ	89	—	—	15	15	7	26	4	16	26	26	26	21	14	14	9	—	58	44	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60	60	169	60	60	60	60	0	0	0	8	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tokomaru Bay		Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2		5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5

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