Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
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!
!
!
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0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
5.5
NE
4
NNE
7
NE
8.5
NNE
8
NNE
7
NNE
6
NNW
5.5
NNW
4
NNW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)15141413131313131213131414131314121313121111119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1555166614021162131620842763354333424001814710552104049918105156439155392241421209131759044636238271126
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
55
NE
50
NNE
45
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
1:01PM
1.79
1:52AM
1.85
1:56PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.77
7:24PM
0.73
8:12AM
0.77
8:21PM
0.72
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------12353111210532---
Temp. °C191919181818181818181819192020212121212020201919
Feels °C (?)201918171616161515151516161716171514151515161617
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