Horse Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.17° N 1.52° W

Horse Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Horse Head Reef sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Horse Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
10
29
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:00AM4.76m
6:34PM4.25m
6:41AM4.53m
7:12PM4.02m
7:23AM4.21m
7:51PM3.75m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.46m
12:26PM-0.02m
00:33AM0.58m
1:02PM0.29m
1:10AM0.76m
1:39PM0.66m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
12
13
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
19
19
18
15
Feels °C
11
9
11
11
14
14
15
14
13
12
14
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
14
13
10
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