Horseshoe Bay surf break

Horseshoe Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Feb 2026 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
20.7° 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 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)111111111155555667151511111111111110918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475861615758839497908796827371112112579257571246861
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
1.96
4:29AM
2.00
4:42PM
1.94
5:34AM
2.06
5:46PM
1.93
6:30AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.49
10:46AM
0.62
11:08PM
0.48
11:48AM
0.59
12:06AM
0.45
12:47PM
0.53
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-7:50-------7:49-------7:46------
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1----------------1--
Temp. °C191817171717171718171615141317201918161616141416
Feels °C (?)19171515141313131413131212121619171614141610911
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