Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
1
ESE
5
1.7
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
7
2.3
NNW
6
2.3
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
1.4
SSE
5
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
37
20
19
29
44
53
55
40
47
191
254
176
379
652
428
350
302
173
117
84
25
10
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
SW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
45
S
50
S
45
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM3.48m
1:28AM3.73m
2:07PM3.78m
2:08AM4.02m
2:42PM4.07m
Low Tide
7:15AM1.05m
7:32PM1.37m
7:56AM0.74m
8:12PM1.07m
8:33AM0.46m
8:49PM0.78m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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7:52
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5:51
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5:49
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5:46
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 mm
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4
6
1
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1
2
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1
4
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
7
6
6
7
6
7
9
10
10
13
9
Feels °C
0
2
1
4
6
5
6
5
4
3
5
7
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
2
4
2
1
4
-2
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