
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 17 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 501 | 845 | 604 | 540 | 405 | 249 | 250 | 314 | 354 | 415 | 300 | 243 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47PM3.71m | 6:25AM3.37m | 6:31PM3.54m | 7:19AM3.15m | 7:25PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.99m | 12:19PM1.41m | 00:59AM1.17m | 1:07PM1.60m | 1:58AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
4:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:00 | — | — | — | — | 3:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
38 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 439 | 327 | 249 | 250 | 314 | 354 | 415 | 300 | 243 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 19 | N 8 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | — | — | SE 6 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | SE 6 | — | — | — | N 12 | NNE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 25 | 45 | — | — | 1 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 2 | — | — | — | 75 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 17 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | — | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 6 |
2 | 4 | 21 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 20 | — | 501 | 845 | 604 | 540 | 405 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 52 | 276 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 398 | 398 | 334 | 310 | 222 | 310 | 51 | 17 | 74 | 148 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 281 | 483 | 440 |
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