Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
11.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
136
122
91
72
62
46
43
26
26
26
26
19
45
44
44
42
27
26
22
21
21
21
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM4.48m
4:52PM4.50m
5:07AM4.55m
5:45PM4.42m
5:56AM4.55m
6:40PM4.25m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.08m
11:07PM0.45m
11:34AM-0.01m
11:55PM0.57m
12:26PM0.01m
00:43AM0.75m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:24
4:24
4:24
4:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:47
9:49
9:49
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
10
11
12
14
16
18
17
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
17
14
14
15
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
7
9
10
12
14
17
16
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
184
136
122
91
72
62
46
43
26
26
26
26
19
45
44
44
42
27
26
22
21
21
21
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
12
15
11
5
5
5
3
16
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
9
16
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
5
3
5
26
3
5
4
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
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)
12
12
8
8
12
8
17
37
281
278
278
278
225
281
278
310
310
312
319
268
268
268
261
268
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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