Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 BST
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Horse Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)577766666658776666666655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5815151419161718151015109127111967468473236242022
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
4.51
5:58PM
4.59
6:18AM
4.32
6:49PM
4.30
7:06AM
4.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.10
11:49AM
0.16
12:15AM
0.38
12:35PM
0.30
1:03AM
0.73
1:28PM
0.54
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:50-------5:48-------5:47----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:21-------8:22
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C988877777777888888776455
Feels °C (?)666533334332222334331-111
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