Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
22
19
18
17
16
16
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:15PM4.48m
5:20AM4.86m
5:55PM4.41m
6:00AM4.76m
6:34PM4.25m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.41m
11:48AM-0.21m
11:56PM0.46m
12:26PM-0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:43
8:40
8:37
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
24
21
17
15
14
14
17
17
17
17
17
14
13
12
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
21
17
15
13
13
12
15
15
15
16
15
11
10
9
12
14
15
14
13
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