Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
16
17
10
10
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:31PM4.32m
3:36AM4.66m
4:11PM4.46m
4:16AM4.79m
4:48PM4.50m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.57m
10:06AM-0.14m
10:18PM0.41m
10:43AM-0.18m
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:34
7:31
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
15
17
18
16
14
13
11
13
16
17
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
14
12
10
9
11
13
15
13
11
10
8
9
12
13
16
16
17
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