Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1.4
ENE
5
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.1
E
7
2.3
N
7
2
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.4
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
N
12
1.5
WSW
5
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
95
276
233
107
578
477
316
250
164
102
84
18
5
5
3
0
1
5
12
12
10
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
35
NE
25
E
25
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
W
20
SW
30
S
45
S
50
SSW
45
WSW
55
SW
65
WSW
60
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:28AM3.73m
2:07PM3.78m
2:08AM4.02m
2:42PM4.07m
2:46AM4.28m
3:16PM4.31m
Low Tide
7:56AM0.74m
8:12PM1.07m
8:33AM0.46m
8:49PM0.78m
9:09AM0.23m
9:26PM0.52m
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 mm
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1
7
6
1
1
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4
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
11
7
6
7
6
6
8
10
10
13
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
3
8
6
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
3
3
1
3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
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