Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 118 | 181 | 163 | 137 | 110 | 73 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:29PM3.81m | 6:59AM3.67m | 7:07PM3.55m | 7:45AM3.34m | 7:55PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.84m | 12:59PM1.23m | 1:23AM1.11m | 1:41PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 60 | 110 | 73 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 22 | N 21 | N 21 | N 20 | N 19 | — | E 6 | — | N 16 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 58 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 118 | 181 | 163 | 137 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 221 | 380 | 391 | 434 | 434 | 319 | 426 | 263 | 263 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
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