Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
601
562
523
475
430
354
280
224
175
126
86
81
73
51
50
40
40
28
26
31
43
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NE
0
E
5
SSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:12AM4.50m
7:55PM3.93m
7:59AM4.22m
8:42PM3.70m
8:49AM3.90m
9:32PM3.48m
Low Tide
1:41PM0.23m
1:48AM0.95m
2:25PM0.56m
2:33AM1.16m
3:11PM0.92m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
6
8
10
11
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
16
15
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