Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Horseshoe Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Horseshoe Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Horseshoe Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Poroporo

23 km SSE149 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the S
(22 km/h at 180°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

35 km WSW35 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

113 km SSW726 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
2.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatane

123 km SW3 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 180°)
11.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

153 km S557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(39 km/h at 225°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
-

SHIP5803

95 km W3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear
45
strong winds from the S
(45 km/h at 180°)
12.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP2549

95 km W15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
45
strong winds from the S
(44.64 km/h at 180°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP7640

95 km W15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
45
strong winds from the S
(44.64 km/h at 180°)
15.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


Opotiki

97 km SW57 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

113 km S223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
55
near gales from the SW
(56 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Horseshoe Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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