Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
11.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Horse Head Reef today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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 18°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
14
51
101
104
96
72
43
29
18
11
1
5
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM3.76m
1:52AM3.74m
2:02PM3.82m
2:31AM3.85m
2:46PM3.90m
3:08AM3.92m
Low Tide
7:22AM1.29m
7:46PM0.85m
8:08AM1.12m
8:28PM0.83m
8:47AM0.96m
9:05PM0.82m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:37
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
Temp °C
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
14
15
18
14
15
16
18
18
18
15
14
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
6
8
9
10
13
18
12
13
11
12
13
15
13
13
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
72
43
29
18
11
7
5
2
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
14
51
101
104
96
1
1
5
8
9
8
3
1
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
1
1
Distance (km)
268
268
306
270
270
319
319
370
398
471
613
773
8
7
37
37
222
402
414
506
310
268
268
268
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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