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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 Monday 18 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 8PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
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 Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | |
569 | 480 | 341 | 279 | 228 | 224 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 224 | 224 | 122 | 151 | 145 | 178 | 176 | 184 | 384 | 303 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.04m | 10:37PM1.98m | 1:02PM1.01m | 11:29PM1.85m | 2:16PM1.01m | 00:30AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.62m | 6:12AM-0.46m | 5:02PM0.70m | 7:12AM-0.35m | 6:09PM0.78m | 8:16AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 |
 kJ | 569 | 480 | 341 | 279 | 228 | 224 | 164 | 158 | 158 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 75 | 49 | 151 | 137 | 178 | 176 | 17 | 384 | 303 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 |
| kJ | 110 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 100 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 124 | 122 | 56 | 145 | 141 | 109 | 184 | 20 | 20 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 89 | 224 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 107 | 107 | 153 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 67 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 342 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
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