Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 1PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
11
0.6
N
4
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
12
13
24
23
35
33
88
143
121
102
63
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:43PM3.55m
00:50AM3.77m
1:43PM3.82m
1:45AM4.08m
2:29PM4.08m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.97m
7:00PM1.39m
7:33AM0.64m
7:56PM1.11m
8:23AM0.34m
8:40PM0.83m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:18
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7:20
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6:30
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6:28
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6:24
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 mm
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1
1
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2
2
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2
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
11
9
8
7
7
9
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
5
4
7
7
7
3
3
2
2
4
8
7
6
5
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