Horseshoe Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.84° N 117.28° W

Horseshoe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horseshoe sea temperature is
22.5° C
3.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 10AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.5
SSW
12
1
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
358
362
370
375
379
281
143
138
206
314
354
573
424
414
559
468
521
382
419
358
367
437
330
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:02AM1.65m
1:30PM1.42m
00:55AM1.38m
2:16PM1.45m
2:00AM1.12m
3:05PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:52AM-0.02m
7:12PM0.59m
7:29AM0.19m
8:31PM0.58m
8:06AM0.41m
10:06PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
20
21
23
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
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