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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 10 am Thursday 14 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
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 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
407 | 487 | 348 | 326 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 366 | 341 | 336 | 336 | 245 | 245 | 305 | 326 | 378 | 501 | 492 | 599 | 1275 | 1043 | 1450 | 1650 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:13AM1.18m | 7:54PM1.84m | 9:06AM1.17m | 8:29PM1.96m | 10:00AM1.14m | 9:08PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:52AM-0.29m | 2:09PM0.38m | 3:37AM-0.45m | 2:46PM0.46m | 4:25AM-0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 407 | 487 | 237 | 293 | 242 | 233 | 214 | 392 | 366 | 341 | 222 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 235 | 326 | 378 | 501 | 492 | 599 | 914 | 1043 | 1450 | 1650 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 150 | 189 | 348 | 326 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 198 | 194 | 187 | 336 | 336 | 198 | 207 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 215 | 213 | 156 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 122 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1275 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 149 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 149 | 294 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 149 | 67 | 132 |
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