Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.9° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
13
13
21
20
20
20
20
22
22
23
24
26
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21PM3.31m
11:17AM3.38m
11:50PM3.39m
12:46PM3.53m
Low Tide
4:02PM1.45m
4:48AM1.35m
5:46PM1.52m
6:32AM1.16m
7:12PM1.34m
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clear
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:46
7:45
 mm
1
9
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
19
21
20
18
18
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
16
19
17
15
16
12
11
13
13
11
12
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