Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 401 | 379 | 345 | 237 | 400 | 380 | 332 | 267 | 204 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 289 | 211 | 465 | 427 | 789 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.84m | 9:55AM1.38m | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:16AM1.46m | 9:52PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM-0.08m | 3:14PM0.49m | 4:01AM-0.05m | 3:49PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 401 | 379 | 345 | 237 | 400 | 380 | 332 | 267 | 204 | 188 | 146 | 136 | 103 | 138 | 125 | 92 | 427 | 789 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 178 | 174 | 171 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 132 | 167 | 167 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 101 | 73 | 465 | 43 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 24 | 171 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 111 | 289 | 211 | 68 | 49 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 67 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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