Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
12.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
0
0
0
1
0
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
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
15
8
8
11
26
56
54
69
47
45
45
30
30
23
22
13
13
13
13
14
15
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12PM3.48m
10:24AM3.65m
11:16PM3.50m
11:35AM3.66m
00:22AM3.60m
12:47PM3.78m
Low Tide
4:10AM1.39m
4:53PM1.01m
5:22AM1.36m
6:06PM1.02m
6:39AM1.19m
7:18PM0.94m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:39
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:43
9:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
22
24
23
23
21
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
19
18
18
22
24
23
23
22
20
20
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
17
14
14
13
13
13
12
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