Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 405 | 405 | 306 | 369 | 369 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 296 | 266 | 379 | 379 | 455 | 375 | 455 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.34m | 8:04AM1.10m | 4:32PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.39m | 11:39PM0.32m | 10:40AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 305 | 405 | 405 | 301 | 236 | 369 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 139 | 181 | 266 | 379 | 379 | 455 | 375 | 455 | 375 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 224 | 160 | 206 | 306 | 369 | 178 | 163 | 158 | 139 | 303 | 296 | 137 | 34 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 11 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 99 | 135 | 98 | 93 | 87 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 210 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
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