Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.6° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
5
S
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
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6:07
6:07
6:09
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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
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