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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 23 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | |
326 | 322 | 236 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 187 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 81 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:40PM1.03m | 3:33AM1.36m | 6:23PM1.16m | 5:06AM1.33m | 6:56PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM-0.12m | 9:43PM0.85m | 11:14AM-0.10m | 11:30PM0.69m | 12:08PM-0.08m | 00:37AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | 7:27 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 203 | 171 | 120 | 97 | 82 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 74 | 97 | 103 | 100 | 128 | 100 | 104 | 114 | 96 | 73 | 66 | 81 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 326 | 322 | 236 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 187 | 130 | 33 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 74 | 43 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 24 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 84 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 19 | 69 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 294 | 190 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 294 | 20 | 265 | 311 | 20 | 69 | 178 |
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