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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 pm Friday 15 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
336 | 336 | 205 | 207 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 410 | 459 | 521 | 707 | 817 | 832 | 1484 | 1429 | 1487 | 1349 | 1643 | 1532 | 1507 | 1591 | 1590 | 1269 | 909 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.96m | 10:00AM1.14m | 9:08PM2.04m | 10:55AM1.09m | 9:50PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.38m | 3:37AM-0.45m | 2:46PM0.46m | 4:25AM-0.52m | 3:26PM0.54m | 5:17AM-0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 218 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 196 | 235 | 288 | 410 | 459 | 521 | 707 | 817 | 832 | 1484 | 1429 | 1487 | 1349 | 1643 | 1532 | 1507 | 1591 | 1590 | 1269 | 909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 336 | 336 | 198 | 207 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 215 | 213 | 261 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 54 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 122 | 131 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 156 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 149 | 20 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 149 | 67 | 148 | 148 | 67 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 626 | 149 | 2 | 67 | 61 | 2 | 2 |
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