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Horseshoe surfForecast / Siargao Islands / Philippines
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 4PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 943 | 869 | 784 | 667 | 639 | 604 | 639 | 664 | 612 | 666 | 651 | 637 | 604 | 553 | 560 | 560 | 572 | 572 | 572 | 604 | 615 | 591 | 615 | 716 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:44PM 1.73 | 5:08AM 1.57 | 4:21PM 1.78 | 5:43AM 1.62 | 4:56PM 1.83 | 6:17AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:33PM 0.31 | 10:29AM 0.87 | 11:09PM 0.23 | 11:06AM 0.84 | 11:43PM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
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