Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 4:32PM4.45m | 4:38AM4.81m | 5:15PM4.48m | 5:20AM4.86m | 5:55PM4.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM-0.13m | 10:39PM0.44m | 11:08AM-0.25m | 11:19PM0.41m | 11:48AM-0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 4 |
19 | 4 | 19 | 30 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NNE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 9 |
4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 8 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 3 | — |
— | 17 | 43 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 51 | 51 | 8 | 238 | 123 | 356 | 356 | 399 | 426 | 789 | 613 | 622 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 652 | 832 | 1317 | 805 | 326 |
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