Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 BST
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Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
4 AM
7 AM
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
1
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
26
57
54
52
50
47
44
42
28
27
26
26
26
16
16
16
45
30
148
227
213
170
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:14AM4.09m
8:49PM3.76m
8:59AM3.91m
9:44PM3.53m
9:55AM3.77m
10:58PM3.40m
Low Tide
2:45PM1.12m
2:59AM1.51m
3:35PM1.32m
3:48AM1.72m
4:35PM1.45m
4:51AM1.87m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
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8:40
8:43
8:45
8:46
Temp °C
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
5
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
8
9
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
3
2
0
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
21
39
24
57
54
52
50
47
44
42
28
27
26
26
5
3
16
16
2
3
3
11
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
N
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
40
9
10
7
10
4
4
4
3
26
16
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
NNE
9
1
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
26
16
9
14
12
6
6
7
4
3
4
8
2
45
30
148
227
213
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
84
239
239
341
93
44
23
23
379
356
388
388
452
450
452
450
397
454
450
530
148
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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