Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
37
34
25
24
21
21
18
11
11
11
91
218
229
244
235
211
167
140
113
110
87
66
64
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
NE
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:54AM4.01m
8:32PM3.64m
8:47AM3.80m
9:29PM3.48m
9:54AM3.60m
Low Tide
1:46AM1.00m
2:19PM0.75m
2:33AM1.15m
3:11PM0.99m
3:33AM1.30m
4:19PM1.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
17
17
19
17
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
17
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
15
10
11
11
12
10
7
6
8
8
10
13
15
15
12
9
9
10
13
14
14
14
14
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