Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 687 | 573 | 573 | 478 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 350 | 326 | 425 | 425 | 356 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 431 | 454 | 553 | 448 | 443 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.27m | 5:52PM1.36m | 7:17AM1.37m | 6:40PM1.41m | 7:33AM1.49m | 7:24PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.78m | 00:40AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.60m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:33PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 687 | 573 | 573 | 478 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 326 | 425 | 425 | 356 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 431 | 346 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 350 | 276 | 212 | 295 | 298 | 298 | 194 | 34 | 368 | 454 | 553 | 448 | 443 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 20 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 51 | 47 | 160 | 30 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 16 | 102 | 99 | 149 | 93 | 48 | 194 | 22 | 17 | 77 | 132 | 132 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSE 8 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 94 | 116 | 231 | 225 | 69 | 19 | 20 | 69 | 265 | 19 | 19 |
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