Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)771414131313131212125666677788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15610911310599989510686574889145176252303361459700904170515551417638
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
2.10
6:30PM
2.07
6:49AM
2.12
7:21PM
2.16
7:42AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.55
12:29PM
0.42
12:46AM
0.50
1:18PM
0.37
1:41AM
0.46
2:07PM
0.34
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------111-1115712421
Temp. °C141312121517181517161616171818181818181818171818
Feels °C (?)99881214151214131312131313141414141513131517
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