Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 11PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
4
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
10
10
18
19
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:35AM3.22m
1:10PM3.28m
1:35AM3.34m
2:08PM3.40m
Low Tide
6:24PM1.57m
7:00AM1.51m
7:33PM1.51m
8:02AM1.34m
8:26PM1.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:22
9:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
16
15
16
16
17
18
19
17
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
12
11
10
10
9
11
13
14
14
12
12
13
14
15
14
16
12
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