Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 04 Dec 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 12AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (05 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

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Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
1.8
NW
1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)10912121218171616161616161615151515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)708549300303225222212195190251251248248245233212209209209206206200138130
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
2.19
7:21AM
2.28
7:39PM
2.24
8:17AM
2.36
8:35PM
2.27
9:11AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.44
1:38PM
0.55
2:02AM
0.40
2:34PM
0.53
2:55AM
0.37
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset-8:14-------8:15-------8:15------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191916151414182019191617171924252424212019202424
Feels °C (?)161815141212182018181517161822212223201917202424
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