Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1234561010105912118884109666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3520314422226232105114801422494958643733
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
NNW
20
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
3.24
12:31AM
3.31
12:58PM
3.39
1:25AM
3.46
1:45PM
3.59
2:11AM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.50
6:53AM
1.42
7:20PM
1.29
7:42AM
1.26
8:06PM
1.06
8:22AM
1.09
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------8:22-------8:22-------8:19-
Sunset4:06-------4:07-------4:08-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------12-----------2
Temp. °C644467676655534554545678
Feels °C (?)0-3-4-302132320-1-2000-1101335
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