Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.5° 

Horseshoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
171
196
280
235
350
318
306
302
302
245
242
291
291
287
266
167
209
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:08PM1.31m
10:48AM1.85m
00:04AM1.14m
11:25AM1.83m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.47m
5:50PM0.01m
4:54AM0.62m
6:52PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
21
20
21
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20
22
24
23
23
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23
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