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Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° 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 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
612 | 517 | 406 | 287 | 249 | 202 | 169 | 132 | 106 | 103 | 77 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:21PM4.54m | 3:48AM4.49m | 4:09PM4.65m | 4:32AM4.53m | 4:59PM4.63m | 5:18AM4.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.45m | 9:45PM0.14m | 10:05AM0.23m | 10:30PM0.17m | 10:51AM0.11m | 11:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | 9:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 612 | 517 | 406 | 287 | 249 | 202 | 169 | 132 | 106 | 103 | 77 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 12 | 74 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 268 | 306 | 268 | 312 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 400 | 409 |
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