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Hornhole surfForecast / Sjelland / Denmark
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hornhole surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornhole sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornhole today?
The current surf forecast for Hornhole at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hornhole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 0.14 | 3:34PM 0.16 | 4:12AM 0.13 | 4:27PM 0.16 | 5:00AM 0.12 | 5:17PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 0.02 | 10:13PM 0.00 | 10:08AM 0.02 | 11:06PM 0.00 | 10:54AM 0.01 | 11:53PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:33 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
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