Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 622 | 878 | 852 | 750 | 628 | 607 | 511 | 401 | 379 | 345 | 237 | 393 | 380 | 279 | 267 | 204 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:14PM1.81m | 9:35AM1.31m | 8:46PM1.84m | 9:55AM1.38m | 9:19PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM-0.07m | 2:40PM0.58m | 3:38AM-0.08m | 3:14PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 445 | 622 | 878 | 852 | 750 | 628 | 607 | 511 | 401 | 379 | 345 | 237 | 393 | 380 | 279 | 267 | 204 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 164 | 203 | 248 | 248 | 302 | 201 | 193 | 178 | 174 | 134 | 146 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 203 | 203 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 15 | 171 | 143 | 24 | 41 | 50 | 53 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 126 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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