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Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
18.7° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
NNW
0.8
E
1.1
SE
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)8888888888811111181111881110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37326424530331029625624020425921018518519116514930310382551404348311273
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
2.22
9:30AM
2.16
9:57PM
2.20
10:21AM
2.16
10:54PM
2.16
11:12AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.33
3:25AM
0.43
3:47PM
0.34
4:17AM
0.47
4:39PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.53
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-3121----1-------------
Temp. °C181615151514161818151414131314141413131312121315
Feels °C (?)1614141314131415151413131211101086777679
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