Horseshoe Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Horseshoe Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is
15.7°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

Hicks Bay

5 km N240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Continuous light rain
10
light winds from the NNW
(11 km/h at 340°)
17.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

23 km SSE149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
30
moderate winds from the N
(28 km/h at 0°)
18 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

35 km WSW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Tolaga Bay Area School

86 km S4 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 45°)
16.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Opotiki

97 km SW57 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
light winds from the NE
(19 km/h at 45°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

113 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NE
(22 km/h at 45°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
-

Traffords Hill, Matawai Automatic Weather Station

113 km SSW726 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 315°)
19.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

121 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 45°)
22 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

121 km S240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 45°)
22 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Whakatane

123 km SW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
18.9 °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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