Horseshoe Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
22.0° C
2.7° 

Horseshoe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horseshoe today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 2PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
122
124
121
151
218
177
296
296
181
173
132
132
132
150
358
362
370
375
379
281
209
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:05PM1.33m
11:13PM1.89m
12:46PM1.38m
00:02AM1.65m
1:30PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:35AM-0.36m
5:06PM0.56m
6:14AM-0.21m
6:05PM0.57m
6:52AM-0.02m
7:12PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
22
20
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
20
21
20
21
23
20
21
21
22
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