Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
18
11
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
26
26
24
24
24
14
14
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:10AM3.76m
3:38PM3.71m
3:48AM3.98m
4:16PM3.84m
4:23AM4.17m
4:51PM3.92m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.88m
9:45PM1.01m
10:11AM0.66m
10:19PM0.87m
10:46AM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
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9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
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20
22
24
24
20
19
17
17
20
24
21
21
18
16
15
14
18
19
19
18
14
Feels °C
17
16
18
18
18
20
22
19
18
16
16
18
21
17
19
16
15
14
12
16
14
12
12
9
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