Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
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30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:58AM4.57m | 5:26PM4.26m | 5:31AM4.58m | 5:59PM4.24m | 6:07AM4.49m | 6:34PM4.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.08m | 11:30PM0.50m | 11:55AM0.12m | 00:04AM0.53m | 12:30PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | — | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | SE 4 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 387 | 370 | 281 | 281 | 306 | 306 | 241 | 238 | 225 | 404 | 407 | 326 | 326 | 321 | 104 | 87 | 189 | 189 | 612 | 326 | 263 | 268 |
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