Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
54
91
109
112
101
84
79
62
44
31
23
25
21
19
11
11
10
17
178
264
270
235
202
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
ENE
5
E
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
7:11AM4.19m
7:46PM3.79m
7:54AM4.01m
8:32PM3.64m
8:47AM3.80m
9:29PM3.48m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.87m
1:37PM0.54m
1:46AM1.00m
2:19PM0.75m
2:33AM1.15m
3:11PM0.99m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:01
9:00
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
19
19
21
19
17
17
17
18
16
17
16
14
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
18
19
22
18
16
15
14
12
10
9
8
6
10
9
10
10
12
13
15
11
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