Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 6PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 289 | 360 | 404 | 491 | 377 | 911 | 828 | 700 | 417 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.94m | 11:17AM1.52m | 10:58PM1.76m | 11:51AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.40m | 4:58AM-0.16m | 4:55PM0.37m | 5:30AM0.02m | 5:45PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 349 | 331 | 318 | 309 | 255 | 360 | 404 | 491 | 377 | 911 | 828 | 700 | 417 | 691 | 683 | 674 | 666 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 216 | 246 | 289 | 251 | 251 | 305 | 360 | 67 | 69 | 40 | 191 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | W 13 |
23 | 15 | 39 | 13 | 100 | 151 | 149 | 54 | 35 | 57 | 36 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 149 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 294 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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