Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
22.5°C
3.7° 

Horseshoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 1AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
478
565
557
557
549
350
326
452
425
356
565
565
565
431
454
553
448
443
326
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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3
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
19
20
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
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