Horseshoe Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
379
522
522
528
522
510
505
493
573
633
625
625
618
603
596
515
427
421
416
489
489
496
496
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53AM1.16m
5:45PM1.44m
8:01AM1.21m
6:34PM1.54m
8:12AM1.28m
7:14PM1.62m
Low Tide
00:33AM0.23m
12:03PM0.97m
1:10AM0.14m
12:45PM0.84m
1:39AM0.08m
1:19PM0.69m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
21
20
20
21
22
20
21
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
19
21
19
19
20
21
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