Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.9° 

Horse Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
20
20
22
22
23
24
26
15
15
14
14
7
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:17AM3.38m
11:50PM3.39m
12:46PM3.53m
1:06AM3.68m
1:54PM3.80m
Low Tide
5:46PM1.52m
6:32AM1.16m
7:12PM1.34m
7:46AM0.78m
8:12PM1.06m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:42
 mm
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
19
21
20
18
19
17
15
16
18
17
15
14
14
12
14
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
16
20
18
15
17
14
11
12
12
13
11
11
12
8
8
8
9
7
5
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