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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 Sunday 10 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 9PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
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 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
589 | 582 | 459 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 382 | 287 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 239 | 236 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.19m | 5:14AM1.14m | 6:34PM1.34m | 6:20AM1.15m | 6:57PM1.50m | 7:18AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.12m | 11:52PM0.65m | 11:50AM0.14m | 00:42AM0.41m | 12:25PM0.18m | 1:25AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 589 | 582 | 459 | 412 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 481 | 392 | 382 | 287 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 239 | 236 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 110 | 108 | 82 | 55 | 48 | 161 | 123 | 108 | 106 | 108 | 112 | 119 | 128 | 100 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 60 | 58 | 81 | 70 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 66 | 23 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 126 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 149 | 149 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 149 |
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