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 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). 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 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 237 | 400 | 380 | 332 | 267 | 204 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 289 | 177 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 725 | 651 | 635 | 788 | 778 | 768 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.38m | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:16AM1.46m | 9:52PM1.76m | 10:39AM1.53m | 10:28PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM-0.08m | 3:14PM0.49m | 4:01AM-0.05m | 3:49PM0.42m | 4:24AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 345 | 237 | 400 | 380 | 332 | 267 | 204 | 188 | 146 | 136 | 103 | 101 | 90 | 465 | 427 | 789 | 932 | 932 | 725 | 651 | 635 | 788 | 778 | 768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 132 | 167 | 167 | 238 | 390 | 386 | 377 | 79 | 74 | 65 | 48 | 63 | 62 | 94 | 108 | 111 | 117 | 140 | 143 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 171 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 111 | 34 | 45 | 289 | 177 | 68 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 67 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 210 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
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