Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 05). 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 (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
7
6
6
5
11
11
10
28
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
High Tide
7:40PM3.61m
7:42AM3.96m
8:24PM3.55m
8:27AM3.84m
9:14PM3.50m
9:20AM3.73m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.65m
1:36AM1.14m
2:12PM0.73m
2:19AM1.25m
2:57PM0.83m
3:09AM1.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:35
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
16
16
18
18
22
22
19
18
17
18
20
20
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
11
12
12
14
18
17
15
15
14
17
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
7
6
6
5
11
11
5
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
3
7
11
11
12
8
5
3
1
7
5
9
7
4
6
4
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
398
398
398
399
399
326
326
326
454
454
326
326
392
265
326
398
398
398
326
310
268
268
268
268
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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