Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

14.5°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (22 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22								Friday 23								Saturday 24
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	52	51	49	44	43	43	30	29	18	17	16	15	15	10	9	8	8	15	14	14	14	13	15	14
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:36AM1.79m					4:21PM1.90m				4:30AM1.83m				5:08PM1.95m				5:24AM1.87m				5:53PM2.01m
Low Tide				9:59AM0.72m					10:36PM0.70m				10:51AM0.69m				11:26PM0.62m				11:40AM0.65m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	17	19	18	16	13	14	14	14	18	20	18	16	14	13	14	14	18	19	18	16	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	15	16	14	12	9	11	12	12	16	17	15	16	14	12	12	11	14	15	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	WNW 3	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	ESE 5	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9
kJ	52	51	49	44	43	43	30	29	18	2	5	12	9	4	3	2	9	15	14	14	14	13	13	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	WNW 4	ESE 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12
kJ	16	17	18	18	11	11	21	12	11	17	16	15	4	4	4	1	2	8	8	8	8	7	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SE 14	SE 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SE 14	NE 9	E 14	E 14
kJ	11	11	11	11	7	7	3	3	3	10	10	10	15	10	9	8	8	6	6	6	7	3	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 3	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	W 3	W 3	W 2	W 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	4	6	7	6	3	—	—	14	24	17	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	5	6	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	168	119	26	26	26	71	71	169	87	77	60	26	26	26	26	26	26	71	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River			Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay		Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1			3	2	2	2	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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