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Horseshoe Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Horseshoe surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | 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 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | |
158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 101 | 311 | 308 | 308 | 389 | 520 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 904 | 876 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:40AM1.02m | 8:28PM1.74m | 10:21AM1.01m | 8:56PM1.75m | 11:00AM1.00m | 9:25PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM-0.15m | 2:08PM0.61m | 3:48AM-0.20m | 2:36PM0.66m | 4:21AM-0.21m | 3:04PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 |
 kJ | 158 | 161 | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 48 | 70 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 124 | 218 | 280 | 250 | 431 | 373 | 337 | 876 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 147 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 18 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 101 | 96 | 308 | 308 | 389 | 520 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 904 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 21 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 123 | 123 | 107 | 147 | 9 | 146 | 140 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 76 | 311 | 95 | 121 | 95 | 96 | 78 | 102 | 234 | 17 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | 73 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 265 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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