Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

15.4°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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)	0	0	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)	SE 10	SE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 14	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	17	16	27	26	26	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	4	6	5	8	247	296	396	382	355	393
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		6:17AM1.94m				6:38PM2.05m					7:09AM2.02m				7:25PM2.08m				7:59AM2.11m				8:17PM2.10m
Low Tide				12:30PM0.62m					1:06AM0.48m				1:23PM0.58m				1:54AM0.42m				2:16PM0.53m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	12	12	16	18	18	16	14	13	13	12	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	8	7	12	13	14	12	10	9	9	7	10	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 12	SE 14	E 11	SE 11	N 12	N 14	N 14	E 13
kJ	17	16	27	26	26	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	2	2	5	8	3	5	3	4	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NE 10	SE 12	E 11	E 11	N 12	N 12	E 11	N 12	N 12	N 14
kJ	13	12	16	10	10	9	9	9	9	3	3	3	3	4	6	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 9	N 11	NE 10	N 11	SE 13	E 11	NE 9	E 12	E 12	N 12
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	2	7	2	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 6	W 6	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7
kJ	33	64	91	108	91	56	39	78	144	141	106	85	75	87	170	302	211	247	296	396	382	355	393
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River 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	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Pourere Beach Wairarapa	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Tolaga Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	71	71	71	71	79	119	125	586	336	402	204	87
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Kaiaua Bay	Anaura Bay	Kaiaua Bay							Tolaga Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1							1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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