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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 pm Wednesday 20 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 2AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
178 | 109 | 184 | 384 | 303 | 150 | 148 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 150 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 152 | 150 | 174 | 176 | 245 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.67m | 3:31PM1.07m | 1:42AM1.47m | 4:34PM1.18m | 3:08AM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.78m | 8:16AM-0.23m | 7:44PM0.82m | 9:20AM-0.11m | 9:37PM0.77m | 10:20AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 178 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 176 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 130 | 249 | 249 | 68 | 100 | 174 | 176 | 245 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 13 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 141 | 109 | 184 | 384 | 303 | 150 | 137 | 140 | 176 | 176 | 126 | 249 | 84 | 93 | 152 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 35 | 34 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 50 | 66 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 148 | 56 | 127 | 85 | 150 | 126 | 12 | 87 | 100 | 150 | 23 | 71 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 66 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 597 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
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