Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1.3
NNW
5
1.9
N
7
1.9
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
1
0
389
419
453
303
139
93
70
51
39
29
30
23
24
26
15
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM3.80m
2:04AM4.05m
2:47PM4.09m
2:52AM4.40m
3:31PM4.32m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.78m
8:12PM1.06m
8:41AM0.38m
9:00PM0.79m
9:26AM0.06m
9:40PM0.57m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
15
17
14
14
13
13
11
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
7
8
10
7
7
6
6
6
8
10
12
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
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