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Horse Head Reef surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.2° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)445666666666666666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)918455053443331414141727272777290176131414363342262
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
4.04
3:29AM
3.90
3:37PM
4.23
4:04AM
3.98
4:10PM
4.37
4:39AM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24PM
0.60
9:33AM
0.79
10:00PM
0.42
10:07AM
0.71
10:35PM
0.30
10:40AM
0.69
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------8:18-------8:17-------8:15-
Sunset4:13-------4:15-------4:16-------
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
64211------------------2
Temp. °C666676777788888887777777
Feels °C (?)3333435554543432100-1-1-1-1-1
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