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Horseshoe surfForecast / Siargao Islands / Philippines
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 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 6PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 481 | 481 | 481 | 456 | 456 | 415 | 415 | 373 | 320 | 299 | 320 | 313 | 424 | 470 | 502 | 502 | 502 | 563 | 584 | 572 | 508 | 508 | 422 | 422 |
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 | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:58PM 1.34 | 12:44PM 1.56 | 1:31AM 1.32 | 1:38PM 1.59 | 2:47AM 1.36 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:08PM 0.83 | 6:02AM 0.75 | 7:26PM 0.74 | 7:08AM 0.84 | 8:28PM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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