Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 6PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
321
278
250
176
181
253
318
238
350
318
306
302
302
245
242
291
291
287
266
167
209
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:16AM1.83m
11:08PM1.31m
10:48AM1.85m
00:04AM1.14m
11:25AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.01m
4:27AM0.47m
5:50PM0.01m
4:54AM0.62m
6:52PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
22
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
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