Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.4°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
5
16
42
115
103
49
26
13
13
3
3
7
6
6
5
3
8
10
26
58
124
109
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
30
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:55AM4.54m
4:22PM4.40m
4:29AM4.65m
4:55PM4.46m
5:06AM4.66m
5:30PM4.41m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.04m
10:29PM0.39m
10:52AM-0.00m
11:04PM0.31m
11:27AM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
10
10
9
6
7
7
8
8
12
12
10
10
11
10
11
8
9
10
9
10
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