Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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
12
0.9
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.9
ESE
7
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.4
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
88
212
212
246
239
203
212
180
171
181
247
405
531
643
675
790
861
582
450
339
117
142
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
10:15AM2.91m
10:30PM3.08m
11:43AM2.98m
11:48PM3.22m
12:45PM3.20m
Low Tide
3:30AM1.56m
3:57PM1.90m
5:06AM1.55m
5:33PM1.85m
6:24AM1.34m
6:43PM1.64m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:43
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7:46
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5:58
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5:55
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5:52
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1
4
5
2
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1
2
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
10
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
8
7
6
8
10
1
0
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