Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Issued: 6 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 3AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
2
9
8
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:01PM3.67m
7:03AM4.06m
7:40PM3.61m
7:42AM3.96m
8:24PM3.55m
8:27AM3.84m
Low Tide
00:57AM1.05m
1:32PM0.65m
1:36AM1.14m
2:12PM0.73m
2:19AM1.25m
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4:33
4:33
4:35
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9:46
9:46
9:45
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
16
15
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
12
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
13
13
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
1
9
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
8
8
8
6
5
4
1
1
3
6
8
11
8
8
8
6
5
1
2
5
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
672
672
392
356
401
367
326
399
398
398
398
398
398
326
398
321
326
238
310
326
326
326
326
391
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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