Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
13.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
25
24
15
14
8
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:23PM3.74m
6:27AM4.12m
7:01PM3.67m
7:03AM4.06m
7:40PM3.61m
7:42AM3.96m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.96m
12:54PM0.59m
00:57AM1.05m
1:32PM0.65m
1:36AM1.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:31
4:33
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:46
9:46
9:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
14
13
15
16
15
17
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
17
15
17
18
19
17
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
15
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
15
12
15
14
16
12
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
39
25
24
15
14
8
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
NE
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
2
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
2
8
11
12
9
9
3
2
1
3
3
4
8
8
8
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
74
74
82
189
326
391
398
391
789
832
356
356
310
310
326
398
398
398
400
400
400
398
398
326
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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