Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Horseshoe Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 7PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
575
663
783
969
843
743
651
639
545
535
545
566
575
564
543
637
762
750
833
833
833
819
805
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:25AM1.93m
7:59PM2.04m
8:06AM1.95m
8:38PM2.04m
8:44AM1.95m
9:17PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.57m
2:13AM0.65m
2:23PM0.54m
2:54AM0.62m
3:02PM0.51m
3:35AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
10
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
Energy kJ
584
575
663
783
969
843
743
651
639
545
535
545
566
575
564
543
637
762
750
833
833
833
819
805
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
49
2
2
11
11
11
5
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
12
6
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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