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Horseshoe surfForecast / Siargao Islands / Philippines
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 13 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horseshoe today?
The current surf forecast for Horseshoe at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horseshoe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 437 | 427 | 526 | 574 | 574 | 587 | 539 | 539 | 563 | 563 | 519 | 480 | 422 | 422 | 404 | 395 | 338 | 377 | 402 | 377 | 400 | 546 | 670 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 1.32 | 1:38PM 1.59 | 2:47AM 1.36 | 2:24PM 1.63 | 3:44AM 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:26PM 0.74 | 7:08AM 0.84 | 8:28PM 0.63 | 8:11AM 0.88 | 9:16PM 0.51 | 9:05AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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