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Horseshoe Bay Surf Photo: 'Bigger than it looks.' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 37.59° S 178.30° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe Bay sea temperature is

16.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	on		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		ENE	NE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	10 s	on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	SSE
	11 s	on		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	NNW
	11 s	on		11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	NNW
	10 s	on		10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	ENE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NE	N
	10 s	on		9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	N
	9 s	on	9 s	9 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE		NE	N
	9 s	on		9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NNE	NE	NE	N
	9 s	on	9 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Horseshoe Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 8 minutes after high water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.1 ft). Range 2.22m (7.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Horseshoe Bay Surf Photo: 'Bigger than it looks.' by Rob Davies

There's nobody in the sea for scale so unless you know the features of the Bay it is not obvious that the waves are well overhead.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:18 pm 1 Feb 2013