Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 161 | 161 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 137 | 147 | 154 | 218 | 177 | 296 | 296 | 181 | 173 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:25PM2.06m | 12:05PM1.33m | 11:13PM1.89m | 12:46PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM-0.36m | 5:06PM0.56m | 6:14AM-0.21m | 6:05PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 163 | 161 | 161 | 45 | 73 | 121 | 137 | 147 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 96 | 122 | 116 | 90 | 90 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 27 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 121 | 121 | 151 | 218 | 177 | 296 | 296 | 181 | 173 | 132 | 132 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 17 | S 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 48 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 73 | 73 | 83 | 59 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 2 | 61 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 149 | 126 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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