Hornhole Surf Break

Lat Long: 56.10° N 12.40° E

Hornhole 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornhole sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.2° 

Hornhole surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hornhole today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornhole at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Hornhole. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
52
44
27
27
36
32
36
44
35
30
17
10
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
4
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
NW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:29PM0.12m
2:09AM0.15m
2:28PM0.11m
3:15AM0.15m
3:30PM0.12m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.01m
7:29PM0.01m
8:38AM0.02m
8:30PM0.02m
9:50AM0.04m
9:35PM0.03m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:40
8:38
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
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