Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
52
53
69
89
92
92
100
110
92
73
75
108
80
100
104
73
60
59
47
26
16
9
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
E
15
NE
15
N
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:23AM4.08m
3:52PM3.93m
3:55AM4.31m
4:24PM4.10m
4:27AM4.48m
4:55PM4.21m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.52m
9:54PM0.79m
10:19AM0.29m
10:26PM0.63m
10:51AM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
16
15
15
17
16
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
15
16
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