Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
70
72
47
33
22
38
8
4
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM4.03m
7:40PM3.76m
8:22AM3.67m
8:46PM3.50m
9:46AM3.40m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.64m
1:33PM0.96m
1:59AM0.90m
2:34PM1.32m
3:13AM1.14m
3:59PM1.59m
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Temp °C
14
13
12
13
18
19
18
16
14
12
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
15
17
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
13
14
12
12
12
9
6
7
8
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
11
13
11
12
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