Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 405 | 400 | 394 | 325 | 544 | 671 | 544 | 584 | 623 | 721 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 877 | 827 | 770 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 733 | 724 | 715 | 974 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.43m | 1:23PM1.32m | 7:07AM1.12m | 3:22PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.30m | 10:30PM0.29m | 10:06AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 405 | 400 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 671 | 294 | 584 | 623 | 721 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 877 | 827 | 770 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 733 | 724 | 715 | 974 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 180 | 258 | 251 | 304 | 544 | 303 | 544 | 210 | 201 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 90 | 184 | 270 | 270 | 188 | 118 | 113 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | S 21 | S 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 51 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 79 | 78 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 56 | 57 | 83 | 57 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | ESE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 103 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 22 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 78 | 3 | 3 |
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