Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999999991010101091111111111115788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88888866696949484935373752503310313514014016114967811941820
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
3.64
1:58AM
3.86
2:41PM
3.87
2:43AM
4.14
3:20PM
4.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.88
8:09PM
1.23
8:36AM
0.58
8:52PM
0.99
9:16AM
0.34
9:28PM
0.79
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:46------
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:10--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------------122---136647
Temp. °C141314171817181818181919151312121212131212111112
Feels °C (?)97810131615151516171714111211111112119545
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  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Horse Head Reef (light winds from the WSW at Albemarle 28 km from Horse Head Reef). A 0.8m swell from the NNE

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28 km away, 1 h 4 min ago

15 km/h
WSW
0.0
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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