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Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 10 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
9.5° 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 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Horse Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | |
13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 160 | 585 | 878 | 711 | 554 | 392 | 344 | 300 | 245 | 220 | 188 | 146 | 107 | 87 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:52AM3.30m | 10:59PM3.09m | 11:01AM3.37m | 00:03AM3.29m | 12:02PM3.55m | 00:55AM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29PM1.34m | 4:48AM1.73m | 5:38PM1.18m | 6:00AM1.59m | 6:36PM0.93m | 6:59AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:02 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 392 | 344 | 300 | 245 | 220 | 188 | 146 | 107 | 87 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 11 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | SE 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 11 | 160 | 585 | 878 | 711 | 554 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 413 | 82 | 82 | 189 | 189 | 381 | 167 | 356 | 356 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 124 | 350 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 91 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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