Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
12
3
7
11
6
5
3
9
11
34
61
135
170
206
202
200
214
186
157
193
197
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM4.65m
4:55PM4.46m
5:06AM4.66m
5:30PM4.41m
5:45AM4.56m
6:08PM4.27m
Low Tide
10:52AM-0.00m
11:04PM0.31m
11:27AM0.09m
11:40PM0.33m
12:05PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
18
19
21
19
14
Feels °C
8
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
12
12
13
13
17
17
15
10
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