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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 Wednesday 27 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
226 | 361 | 303 | 232 | 232 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:35PM1.68m | 8:56AM1.03m | 8:01PM1.72m | 9:40AM1.02m | 8:28PM1.74m | 10:21AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM-0.07m | 1:39PM0.54m | 3:15AM-0.15m | 2:08PM0.61m | 3:48AM-0.20m | 2:36PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 226 | 229 | 303 | 232 | 232 | 179 | 170 | 126 | 123 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 70 | 99 | 94 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 10 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 229 | 226 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 116 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 26 | 71 | 20 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 39 | 75 | 37 | 82 | 123 | 123 | 107 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 140 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 121 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 568 | 265 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 265 | 265 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 20 | 19 |
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