Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
59
59
55
54
34
33
33
20
20
20
11
45
73
72
83
73
66
49
46
42
37
27
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:41AM3.20m
1:28PM3.22m
1:34AM3.49m
2:12PM3.50m
2:14AM3.81m
2:47PM3.78m
Low Tide
7:16AM1.39m
7:34PM1.56m
8:03AM1.06m
8:15PM1.28m
8:40AM0.73m
8:50PM1.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:02
7:00
 mm
1
4
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
21
21
20
19
18
17
15
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
20
20
20
19
18
17
13
10
8
8
11
10
10
10
9
8
11
14
14
14
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