Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 23s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 22s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 21s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)23s
Afternoon (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)22s
Evening (15 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.6
SE
6
0.1
N
23
0.2
NNE
23
0.1
NE
22
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
21
0.1
N
20
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
15
0.4
NNE
15
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
2
0
11
51
18
9
9
8
0
0
1
0
5
10
23
44
72
82
112
135
110
85
58
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:19AM3.98m
6:29PM3.81m
6:59AM3.67m
7:07PM3.55m
7:45AM3.34m
7:55PM3.31m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.61m
12:23PM0.94m
00:41AM0.84m
12:59PM1.23m
1:23AM1.11m
1:41PM1.51m
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Temp °C
16
16
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16
16
13
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11
10
9
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10
9
8
9
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Feels °C
9
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10
9
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8
9
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6
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3
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