Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
10.7°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Nov)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (15 Nov)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
NE
17
0.2
NNE
16
0.3
NNE
15
2.2
N
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
2
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
22
21
35
39
31
11
25
45
501
845
604
540
405
249
250
314
354
415
300
243
276
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
45
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
SE
25
SE
40
SE
45
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM3.71m
6:25AM3.37m
6:31PM3.54m
7:19AM3.15m
7:25PM3.39m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.99m
12:19PM1.41m
00:59AM1.17m
1:07PM1.60m
1:58AM1.31m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:37
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7:39
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7:41
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4:04
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4:01
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4:00
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3:59
 mm
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1
4
1
1
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3
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
4
3
3
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
Feels °C
3
0
-1
-2
-1
1
2
4
4
-2
-1
0
-2
-3
-2
1
1
2
1
-1
-3
-4
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