Horseshoe Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
22.5°C
2.4° 

Horseshoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 2PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
249
186
175
227
273
330
326
326
322
222
302
445
515
865
852
787
726
617
596
607
517
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:01AM1.19m
7:40PM1.74m
9:17AM1.24m
8:14PM1.81m
9:35AM1.31m
8:46PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.78m
2:50AM-0.04m
2:08PM0.68m
3:14AM-0.07m
2:40PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
22
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
25
26
26
24
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
25
24
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