Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
14.4° 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 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
!
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
NNW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
SE
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
1.5
NNW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)13131399912101111111212121211107888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)232323303029203737373416162220161092911881449328638431367
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
1.97
1:52AM
1.94
2:42PM
1.95
2:56AM
1.88
3:46PM
1.96
4:00AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.46
7:57PM
0.62
8:18AM
0.51
9:01PM
0.64
9:21AM
0.54
10:02PM
0.62
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------112---
Temp. °C15171715141312111417161515141314151615151412109
Feels °C (?)12151614131186101212101098899899866
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Horseshoe Bay (moderate winds from the WNW at Hicks Bay 5 km from Horseshoe Bay). 0.2m 13s groundswell from the NNW with a 0.1m 12s groundswell from the NE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 33 min ago

22 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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