Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
5
4
4
4
9
10
13
22
21
29
29
31
43
43
44
102
159
210
204
259
255
388
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:23AM4.21m
7:51PM3.75m
8:07AM3.84m
8:34PM3.47m
8:58AM3.48m
9:26PM3.21m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.76m
1:39PM0.66m
1:48AM0.99m
2:17PM1.05m
2:30AM1.25m
3:02PM1.41m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:29
 mm
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
19
20
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
18
17
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
9
12
16
15
15
13
12
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
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