Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 12AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 671 | 544 | 584 | 623 | 721 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 877 | 827 | 770 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 733 | 724 | 715 | 848 | 679 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.43m | 1:23PM1.32m | 7:07AM1.12m | 3:22PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04PM0.30m | 10:30PM0.29m | 10:06AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 389 | 671 | 294 | 584 | 623 | 721 | 897 | 897 | 887 | 877 | 827 | 770 | 870 | 859 | 848 | 733 | 724 | 715 | 848 | 679 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 544 | 303 | 544 | 210 | 201 | 229 | 184 | 184 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 90 | 184 | 270 | 270 | 188 | 101 | 57 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | S 21 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 50 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 78 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 48 | 83 | 83 | 7 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | N 12 | ENE 4 | — | NNW 12 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 15 | 118 | 72 | 11 | — | 45 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 149 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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