Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
51
39
43
43
48
47
64
45
43
42
46
48
47
50
34
41
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:29PM4.08m
2:32AM4.34m
3:09PM4.28m
3:14AM4.52m
3:45PM4.40m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.83m
9:04AM0.14m
9:19PM0.61m
9:41AM0.05m
9:54PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:22
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7:24
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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 mm
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6
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
9
9
12
15
16
15
14
11
10
11
11
10
10
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
4
3
10
11
11
8
7
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
4
2
1
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