Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
8
8
6
8
6
3
4
7
25
39
39
45
53
80
186
271
286
256
294
716
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:55AM4.69m
5:35PM4.43m
5:41AM4.75m
6:22PM4.32m
6:27AM4.68m
7:09PM4.15m
Low Tide
11:25AM-0.15m
11:40PM0.51m
12:12PM-0.16m
00:23AM0.60m
12:57PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:35
9:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
10
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
9
8
8
10
8
8
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