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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 34 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:23PM 3.89 | 12:23PM 3.73 | 12:26AM 3.86 | 1:14PM 3.83 | 1:23AM 3.91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:17PM 1.80 | 5:59AM 1.23 | 6:26PM 1.74 | 6:59AM 1.26 | 7:26PM 1.58 | 7:51AM 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - |
| Sunset | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
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