Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
86
66
48
59
77
80
82
82
89
95
101
111
114
96
77
48
45
36
24
14
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
S
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:36PM4.14m
4:41AM4.52m
5:11PM4.37m
5:13AM4.79m
5:43PM4.56m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.87m
10:39PM1.06m
11:05AM0.54m
11:13PM0.83m
11:38AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
6
4
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
17
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
16
14
15
14
12
14
16
15
14
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hornsea surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest