Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 261 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 344 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 289 | 360 | 404 | 491 | 377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31PM2.07m | 10:44AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.94m | 11:17AM1.52m | 10:58PM1.76m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM-0.28m | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:58AM-0.16m | 4:55PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 371 | 261 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 344 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 255 | 360 | 404 | 491 | 377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 48 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 216 | 246 | 289 | 251 | 251 | 305 | 360 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 39 | 44 | 100 | 151 | 149 | 54 | 35 | 57 | 36 | 59 | 61 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 629 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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