Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
13.1°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
9
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
10
0.5
S
3
0.1
N
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
34
45
52
128
14
14
14
7
54
7
3
2
3
1
1
2
4
2
10
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51PM4.38m
5:06AM4.46m
5:23PM4.24m
5:42AM4.25m
5:55PM4.05m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.21m
10:59PM0.36m
11:19AM0.41m
11:32PM0.44m
11:50AM0.66m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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6:15
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6:13
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6:09
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 mm
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
13
13
14
14
14
15
18
14
16
14
13
10
10
10
11
11
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
6
9
9
10
10
10
12
14
9
10
7
6
4
5
7
7
6
9
8
9
9
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