Horseshoe Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

14.6°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SE 12	NE 12	SE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	30	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	42	42	26	69	40	47	23	23	69	72	71	71	41	41	43
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ENE	NNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:07AM2.04m				7:28PM2.12m				7:56AM2.07m				8:15PM2.08m				8:41AM2.07m
Low Tide	1:06AM0.39m				1:20PM0.39m				1:55AM0.34m				2:11PM0.38m				2:41AM0.32m				2:58PM0.40m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	14	15	13	11	11	11	11	9	11	15	15	12	10	10	11	10	12	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	5	6	12	13	10	8	9	7	6	4	6	13	12	8	6	7	9	8	11	11	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 8	W 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	NE 13	SE 13	SE 11	SE 11	W 6	W 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 6	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	N 4
kJ	30	28	148	111	70	37	22	60	44	42	30	109	69	45	34	24	69	72	71	71	41	41	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	SE 7	NE 13	SE 6	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 12	NE 12	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SE 11
kJ	27	61	28	61	61	15	61	9	42	41	26	69	34	47	23	23	14	8	4	23	22	21	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	SE 7	NE 13	NE 8	SE 6	NE 13	SE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 14	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	SE 11	SE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	WNW 4	E 8	N 13	NNE 12
kJ	14	2	61	18	10	61	14	13	14	29	7	25	40	23	20	16	23	23	23	2	6	14	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 6	W 6	S 7	SSE 5	SSE 6	—	—	NW 5	WNW 4	W 6	W 6	—	—	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	—
kJ	121	148	14	15	60	—	—	17	39	151	173	—	—	56	17	13	—	—	—	—	3	5	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Pataua Northland	Anaura Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay 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	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	0	8	8	26	26	1	1	0	397	71	0	0	0	0	0	26	26	26	26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Torere Beach	Three Points	Tokata	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Te Araroa		Anaura Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	5	5	4	4	1		3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	6	5	3	6	5	4	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Gerickes Point South Africa	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	6	5	7	6	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	7	6	5

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