Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 6AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 505 | 493 | 573 | 633 | 625 | 625 | 618 | 603 | 596 | 515 | 502 | 421 | 416 | 489 | 489 | 496 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.44m | 8:01AM1.21m | 6:34PM1.54m | 8:12AM1.28m | 7:14PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.14m | 12:45PM0.84m | 1:39AM0.08m | 1:19PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 510 | 505 | 493 | 573 | 633 | 625 | 625 | 618 | 603 | 596 | 515 | 502 | 421 | 416 | 489 | 489 | 496 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 77 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 149 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 265 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
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