Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	55	67	81	163	120	433	556	667	742	778	881	859	837	794	674	730	674	568	561	476	463	407	337	328
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SW	W	W	WSW	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	NNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW
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	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:41AM2.21m				8:16PM2.40m				8:34AM2.20m					9:06PM2.36m				9:25AM2.17m				9:57PM2.28m
Low Tide	1:46AM0.54m				1:58PM0.34m				2:40AM0.49m				2:50PM0.35m					3:31AM0.45m				3:42PM0.39m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	11	10	9
Feels °C	7	7	8	11	11	10	9	10	10	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	8	8	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	55	67	81	163	110	433	556	667	742	778	881	859	837	794	674	730	674	568	561	476	463	407	337	328
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 10	ESE 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	W 5	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 26	SE 24	SSE 24	SE 23
kJ	18	19	19	4	120	4	4	4	28	16	12	13	19	20	20	20	14	12	38	36	13	23	54	135
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	S 19	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	WNW 5	WNW 5	S 28	S 26	SSE 24	SSE 8	SSE 23
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	7	33	48	47	14	9	15	13	114	22	408
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 4	W 5	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 5	W 4	WNW 5	W 5	W 6	W 6
kJ	25	30	28	36	40	42	34	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	15	56	110	106	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	26	26	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	26	26	1	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	8	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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