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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
10.8° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | |
74 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 44 | 67 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 106 | 120 | 132 | 168 | 225 | 377 | 699 | 999 | 1290 | 1412 | 1412 | 1608 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:15AM3.99m | 2:14PM4.23m | 3:01AM4.32m | 3:04PM4.54m | 3:44AM4.62m | 3:51PM4.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM1.46m | 8:47PM0.67m | 9:11AM1.11m | 9:35PM0.37m | 9:58AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
 kJ | 74 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 44 | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 2 | N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 106 | 120 | 132 | 168 | 225 | 377 | 699 | 999 | 1290 | 1412 | 1412 | 1608 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 44 | 451 | 643 | 630 | 448 | 451 | 552 | 480 | 348 | 1213 | 371 | 345 | 148 | 148 | 359 | 379 | 483 | 622 | 488 | 148 | 148 | 21 |
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