Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
10
11
11
12
13
14
20
50
88
132
144
150
130
107
82
66
50
48
47
35
35
34
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34AM4.32m
7:07PM3.90m
7:11AM4.19m
7:46PM3.79m
7:54AM4.01m
8:32PM3.64m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.78m
1:00PM0.39m
1:07AM0.87m
1:37PM0.54m
1:46AM1.00m
2:19PM0.75m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
20
18
17
16
17
18
19
19
15
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
18
20
21
18
16
15
15
13
13
12
9
11
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