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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 4 am Sunday 31 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 7AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
308 | 389 | 520 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 1055 | 876 | 696 | 673 | 659 | 768 | 751 | 867 | 857 | 837 | 684 | 659 | 643 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 519 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.00m | 9:25PM1.74m | 11:40AM0.98m | 9:57PM1.71m | 12:23PM0.96m | 10:30PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM-0.21m | 3:04PM0.70m | 4:56AM-0.20m | 3:33PM0.73m | 5:33AM-0.17m | 4:04PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 66 | 134 | 223 | 197 | 189 | 303 | 1055 | 876 | 696 | 673 | 659 | 768 | 751 | 867 | 857 | 837 | 684 | 659 | 643 | 627 | 620 | 612 | 519 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 308 | 389 | 520 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 283 | 278 | 251 | 242 | 233 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 150 | 153 | 112 | 110 | 33 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 24 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 121 | 95 | 96 | 65 | 147 | 234 | 17 | 28 | 87 | 86 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 69 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 69 | 20 | 19 | 3 |
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