Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Surf Forecasts:
Horseshoe surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 157 | 167 | 167 | 150 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 46 | 90 | 101 | 45 | 90 | 64 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 1.12 | 10:42AM 1.82 | 1:22AM 1.15 | 11:41AM 1.60 | 2:26AM 1.21 | 12:50PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:25AM 0.79 | 6:19PM -0.22 | 5:39AM 0.84 | 7:15PM -0.06 | 7:16AM 0.85 | 8:10PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - |
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
Quiksilver Teams Up With PrimaLoft® For World’s First Thermal Layering System for a Wetsuit.
Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.
Vancouver Island’s Day Of Days With Reed Platenius
Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.
5 Reasons Why Costa Rica Is A Surfer (and Non Surfer) Paradise
With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Read more
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Horseshoe surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest