Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
NNE
8
0.5
E
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
21
40
56
56
68
77
94
97
109
102
118
135
149
114
111
94
75
62
51
35
30
21
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:25AM3.78m
1:55PM3.98m
2:23AM4.02m
2:56PM4.19m
3:17AM4.29m
3:53PM4.36m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.91m
8:23PM0.79m
8:51AM0.57m
9:19PM0.64m
9:46AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:41
4:41
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:38
9:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
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