Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.4°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
11
12
12
12
13
19
38
41
60
85
98
119
112
108
128
155
160
137
173
149
173
184
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM3.49m
2:40PM3.50m
2:48AM3.79m
3:18PM3.73m
3:23AM4.08m
3:52PM3.93m
Low Tide
8:34AM1.11m
8:47PM1.23m
9:13AM0.80m
9:21PM0.99m
9:47AM0.52m
9:54PM0.79m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:12
 mm
1
1
4
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
13
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
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