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Horseshoe Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Horseshoe surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Horseshoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | |
392 | 392 | 366 | 341 | 336 | 336 | 205 | 207 | 305 | 305 | 328 | 402 | 468 | 511 | 634 | 998 | 978 | 1375 | 1273 | 1130 | 1020 | 1295 | 1155 | 1116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.17m | 8:29PM1.96m | 10:00AM1.14m | 9:08PM2.04m | 10:55AM1.09m | 9:50PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM-0.29m | 2:09PM0.38m | 3:37AM-0.45m | 2:46PM0.46m | 4:25AM-0.52m | 3:26PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 392 | 392 | 366 | 198 | 218 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 231 | 328 | 402 | 468 | 511 | 634 | 998 | 978 | 1375 | 1273 | 1130 | 1020 | 1295 | 1155 | 1116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 214 | 198 | 194 | 341 | 336 | 336 | 198 | 207 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 122 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 149 | 67 | 148 | 67 | 67 | 149 | 92 | 148 | 149 | 255 | 2 | 2 |
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