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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 05 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
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 morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | |
140 | 217 | 217 | 226 | 245 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 169 | 133 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 136 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 87 | 85 | 73 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.84m | 11:17PM1.48m | 3:21PM0.83m | 11:58PM1.39m | 00:55AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.03m | 4:34PM0.83m | 8:24AM0.08m | 9:29AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 140 | 217 | 217 | 226 | 245 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 169 | 133 | 134 | 36 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 136 | 99 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 60 | 73 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 26 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 13 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 24 | 67 | 97 | 91 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 20 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 60 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 8 | 64 | 56 | 87 | 85 | 61 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 626 | 190 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 149 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 265 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 69 |
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