Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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Horse Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 4AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
10
19
11
11
13
13
1
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:58AM4.22m
7:47PM3.94m
7:56AM4.04m
8:54PM3.67m
8:59AM3.87m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.81m
1:28PM0.36m
1:50AM1.10m
2:31PM0.56m
2:51AM1.35m
3:40PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:47
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:21
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
16
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
22
22
21
18
17
15
14
17
19
20
19
17
10
11
10
9
13
15
15
15
14
15
13
16
19
19
20
17
16
14
12
14
16
17
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
10
19
11
11
13
13
8
7
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
221
221
310
310
312
306
398
398
332
310
312
306
326
306
261
261
306
238
312
268
306
306
238
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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