Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.4
E
8
1
E
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
N
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
583
488
392
331
234
112
70
42
22
32
26
35
54
36
26
14
24
90
144
76
52
269
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SW
15
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
25
ESE
35
E
30
E
5
SW
30
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM3.20m
00:44AM3.46m
1:30PM3.48m
1:28AM3.73m
2:07PM3.78m
Low Tide
6:24AM1.34m
6:43PM1.64m
7:15AM1.05m
7:32PM1.37m
7:56AM0.74m
8:12PM1.07m
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:48
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7:50
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5:52
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5:51
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5:49
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 mm
2
1
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3
7
3
1
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4
7
3
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1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
12
11
9
7
8
8
8
11
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
6
6
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
9
4
-2
-1
-1
-1
3
5
5
6
6
5
3
5
10
4
-4
-3
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