Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 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
8.4° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
19
21
42
43
33
31
30
21
21
19
23
22
20
18
17
27
26
26
119
169
134
334
328
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:00PM3.60m
9:14AM3.60m
10:25PM3.40m
10:35AM3.53m
11:48PM3.41m
11:52AM3.62m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.80m
3:04AM1.45m
3:54PM0.99m
4:31AM1.63m
5:26PM0.99m
6:01AM1.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:24
8:27
8:29
8:30
Temp °C
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
11
12
11
12
11
11
9
10
10
8
7
6
6
6
6
9
13
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
8
10
9
9
6
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
2
5
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
16
19
21
42
43
33
31
30
21
21
19
19
19
16
17
9
27
26
9
119
169
134
334
328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.1
N
14
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.7
NNE
11
Energy kJ
2
1
7
7
6
5
3
6
14
12
23
22
20
18
17
8
4
26
16
37
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
9
2
1
1
4
9
3
4
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
10
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
329
291
82
82
74
82
123
292
326
127
123
74
82
17
91
293
326
281
125
12
12
8
12
8
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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