Horseshoe surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 3PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
71
73
127
129
75
84
62
40
68
106
106
67
45
62
62
57
57
56
55
66
66
89
88
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:18AM1.32m
7:25PM1.42m
7:16AM1.30m
7:51PM1.53m
8:06AM1.26m
8:15PM1.61m
Low Tide
12:51PM-0.02m
1:27AM0.29m
1:26PM0.05m
2:10AM0.12m
1:56PM0.15m
2:48AM-0.02m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
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7:27
7:27
7:28
7:29
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
71
71
71
71
71
75
84
62
31
19
106
106
67
44
44
44
20
15
56
55
66
66
23
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
71
71
73
127
129
62
63
31
21
68
22
40
42
45
62
57
57
57
44
25
30
29
89
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
27
25
36
34
34
34
34
34
40
21
45
41
27
34
57
62
44
44
46
46
25
23
28
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
50
52
42
33
31
31
33
25
25
18
18
18
16
15
17
15
15
18
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
178
319
626
1284
105
69
69
70
19
294
1323
20
69
19
3
3
0
19
342
69
19
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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