Horseshoe surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
81
73
75
75
72
71
71
73
127
129
75
84
34
31
68
106
106
67
45
62
62
57
57
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
WNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:56PM1.30m
6:18AM1.32m
7:25PM1.42m
7:16AM1.30m
7:51PM1.53m
8:06AM1.26m
Low Tide
12:08PM-0.08m
00:37AM0.49m
12:51PM-0.02m
1:27AM0.29m
1:26PM0.05m
2:10AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.7
W
5
0.4
WNW
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
Energy kJ
48
81
73
75
75
72
71
71
71
71
71
75
84
31
27
68
106
106
67
44
44
17
14
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.4
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
15
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
123
74
43
71
71
71
71
71
73
127
129
62
63
34
31
21
22
40
42
45
62
44
44
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
48
28
27
17
17
50
27
25
35
34
34
34
34
22
21
47
45
41
27
34
57
62
57
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
32
30
25
40
71
64
43
32
31
22
31
32
33
19
20
19
18
17
17
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
265
554
69
69
279
178
178
626
1323
1321
333
105
19
78
19
294
20
20
69
19
3
0
3
19
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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