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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 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 11AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | W 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
308 | 289 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 292 | 257 | 254 | 326 | 412 | 326 | 322 | 236 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 187 | 130 | 128 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.63m | 4:25PM0.91m | 1:53AM1.48m | 5:40PM1.03m | 3:33AM1.36m | 6:23PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM-0.16m | 7:14PM0.85m | 10:04AM-0.12m | 9:43PM0.85m | 11:14AM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | 155 | 289 | 270 | 209 | 390 | 287 | 257 | 254 | 152 | 252 | 300 | 226 | 181 | 117 | 92 | 61 | 66 | 81 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 130 | 117 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 221 | 395 | 395 | 135 | 42 | 104 | 75 | 326 | 412 | 326 | 322 | 236 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 187 | 51 | 128 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 86 | 133 | 137 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 24 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 4 | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 308 | 15 | — | — | 242 | 292 | 59 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 772 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 69 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 149 | 626 | 20 | 20 |
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