Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.7° C
1.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
18
19
19
19
29
40
54
52
39
40
28
18
18
27
16
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08PM3.40m
2:27AM3.53m
2:57PM3.56m
3:10AM3.76m
3:38PM3.71m
Low Tide
8:26PM1.36m
8:52AM1.11m
9:08PM1.18m
9:33AM0.88m
9:45PM1.01m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:17
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
12
12
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
18
20
23
24
24
21
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
9
8
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
19
20
22
20
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