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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 10 pm Friday 01 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
56 | 34 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 111 | 79 | 78 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 117 | 166 | 169 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.70m | 10:51AM1.03m | 9:48PM1.68m | 11:34AM0.96m | 10:14PM1.63m | 12:24PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM-0.18m | 3:31PM0.55m | 5:04AM-0.16m | 3:52PM0.63m | 5:43AM-0.11m | 4:12PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 56 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 58 | 57 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 111 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 84 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 117 | 166 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | NW 16 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 33 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 21 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 86 | 31 | 84 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 52 | 65 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | S 13 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 81 | 51 | 30 | 64 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 37 | 62 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 629 | 342 | 105 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 597 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
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