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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 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.6° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
334 | 268 | 239 | 236 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 170 | 216 | 211 | 412 | 407 | 487 | 348 | 326 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 366 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:57PM1.50m | 7:18AM1.17m | 7:23PM1.68m | 8:13AM1.18m | 7:54PM1.84m | 9:06AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.18m | 1:25AM0.16m | 12:58PM0.23m | 2:08AM-0.08m | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:52AM-0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 334 | 268 | 239 | 236 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 412 | 407 | 487 | 278 | 288 | 288 | 278 | 247 | 194 | 366 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 106 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 113 | 115 | 115 | 164 | 50 | 348 | 326 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 194 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 66 | 23 | 63 | 106 | 104 | 170 | 216 | 158 | 18 | 8 | 104 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 343 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 149 |
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