Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 49 | 71 | 65 | 567 | 751 | 1245 | 1601 | 2150 | 2407 | 2143 | 2025 | 1255 | 1096 | 910 | 702 | 611 | 443 | 315 | 218 | 180 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:57PM4.14m | 4:22AM4.07m | 4:32PM4.02m | 5:00AM3.86m | 5:08PM3.87m | 5:40AM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.51m | 10:27AM0.82m | 10:47PM0.63m | 11:02AM1.00m | 11:26PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | 4:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | — | — | 4:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 9 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 71 | 65 | 356 | 509 | 694 | — | — | 1424 | 1245 | 1153 | 1255 | 1096 | 910 | 702 | 611 | 443 | 315 | 218 | 180 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 34 | 567 | 751 | 1245 | 1601 | 2150 | 2407 | 2143 | 2025 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 329 | 74 | 426 | 426 | 426 | 431 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
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