Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Hornsea today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
23
24
15
33
32
30
52
47
36
35
26
24
16
10
6
5
3
3
3
9
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:48AM5.10m
7:17PM4.73m
7:23AM5.02m
7:51PM4.62m
8:02AM4.84m
8:29PM4.42m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.04m
1:29AM0.51m
1:54PM0.20m
2:06AM0.62m
2:33PM0.47m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
19
20
18
15
14
14
13
16
19
21
20
17
16
15
15
17
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
16
19
12
10
9
10
9
12
14
16
16
14
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
15
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