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Horseshoe surfForecast / Siargao Islands / Philippines
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 16 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 9PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 606 | 886 | 1136 | 1098 | 1160 | 1024 | 943 | 988 | 895 | 828 | 750 | 734 | 719 | 666 | 723 | 707 | 659 | 716 | 700 | 644 | 644 | 644 | 591 | 644 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 1.67 | 4:29AM 1.51 | 3:44PM 1.73 | 5:08AM 1.57 | 4:21PM 1.78 | 5:43AM 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:57PM 0.40 | 9:50AM 0.89 | 10:33PM 0.31 | 10:29AM 0.87 | 11:09PM 0.23 | 11:06AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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