Horseshoe Bay Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.59° S 178.30° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 16 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

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	Sunday 16					Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	0	0	!	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	284	326	371	377	384	379	384	377	370	370	370	378	391	445	471	471	741	903	900	844	1125	2366	2501	2140
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	S	S	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				4:43PM 1.91				5:14AM 1.87				5:33PM 1.89				6:07AM 1.89				6:19PM 1.89				6:57AM 1.93
Low Tide / height (m)		10:36AM 0.69				11:07PM 0.60				11:29AM 0.67				12:00AM 0.58				12:19PM 0.66				12:48AM 0.55

	Sunday 16					Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45
Sunset	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	2	5	14	21	20	23	18
Temp. °C	17	17	16	15	14	13	14	14	18	19	19	18	16	16	17	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C (?)	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	14	17	17	18	17	16	17	18	19	17	16	17	17	15	16	16	18

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