Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 47 | 92 | 115 | 155 | 209 | 348 | 531 | 453 | 662 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18AM2.06m | 9:32PM1.98m | 10:00AM2.05m | 10:14PM1.96m | 10:41AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.39m | 4:16PM0.51m | 4:34AM0.43m | 4:57PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 15 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 13 | N 12 | S 12 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 47 | 92 | 115 | 155 | 209 | 348 | 531 | 453 | 662 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 293 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 95 | 111 | 164 | 334 | 336 | 334 | 210 | 95 | 79 | 79 | 170 | 355 | 275 | 210 |
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