Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
18
20
21
26
41
65
116
120
86
62
45
47
64
68
64
52
52
52
37
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
0
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
8:49AM3.90m
9:32PM3.48m
9:45AM3.59m
10:27PM3.30m
10:50AM3.35m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.92m
3:24AM1.36m
4:03PM1.24m
4:25AM1.51m
5:08PM1.48m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:25
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
20
20
Feels °C
13
12
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
15
18
17
16
18
19
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