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Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Horse Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 5 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | NNE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
65 | 55 | 40 | 39 | 55 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 39 | 65 | 58 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:22AM3.79m | 6:53PM3.58m | 7:01AM3.62m | 7:38PM3.33m | 7:47AM3.46m | 8:34PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.87m | 00:54AM1.24m | 1:23PM1.07m | 1:36AM1.44m | 2:15PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 9 |
 kJ | 65 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | N 5 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | E 6 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 15 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 40 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | E 5 | SSE 2 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 55 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 65 | 58 | 43 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 278 | 270 | 278 | 283 | 281 | 319 | 20 | 17 | 74 | 82 | 166 | 369 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 566 | 265 | 263 | 263 | 263 |
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