Horse Trails Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.78° S 18.45° E

Horse Trails WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Trails sea temperature is
12.9°C
2.7° 

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


Horse Trails surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period, SW swell with 1,922 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Horse Trails this week:

The surf forecast for Horse Trails over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Horse Trails in the next 16 days are 2.2m 14s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sat 22nd Aug)6ft (1.8m) 11s
Best Surf 8AM (Sun 23rd Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 13s
Most Powerful 2PM (Tue 25th Aug)7ft (2.2m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Horse Trails over the next 16 days.


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