Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
9
27
39
49
29
27
25
15
15
8
8
11
40
56
54
69
47
45
45
44
30
23
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
NNW
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
W
5
E
5
ESE
0
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
9:20AM3.73m
10:12PM3.48m
10:24AM3.65m
11:16PM3.50m
11:35AM3.66m
Low Tide
3:09AM1.34m
3:49PM0.93m
4:10AM1.39m
4:53PM1.01m
5:22AM1.36m
6:06PM1.02m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:44
9:43
9:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
21
21
22
23
22
20
19
18
22
24
24
23
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
20
18
Feels °C
15
15
17
22
21
22
24
22
19
18
17
22
25
24
23
23
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
18
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