Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 3AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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 Sun night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
NNE
10
1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
1.2
N
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
70
70
40
131
176
115
270
260
255
245
204
222
242
297
284
198
194
332
353
374
98
96
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:11AM3.76m
1:12PM3.97m
2:19AM3.93m
2:17PM4.16m
3:10AM4.15m
Low Tide
6:36PM1.10m
7:11AM1.76m
7:54PM0.95m
8:21AM1.56m
8:53PM0.75m
9:15AM1.30m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:19
8:21
8:22
8:24
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
9
9
7
7
7
7
8
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
11
9
6
4
4
1
1
2
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
NNE
10
1
N
11
1.1
N
11
1.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.8
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
Energy kJ
17
16
70
70
40
131
176
115
270
260
255
245
204
222
242
297
284
198
194
141
133
98
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
8
15
4
8
16
85
100
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.2
SSW
2
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
1.2
N
11
1.3
NNE
11
1.3
NNE
10
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
25
26
1
1
3
6
6
6
1
17
18
332
353
374
60
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
313
313
252
29
71
29
0
80
71
80
40
0
0
0
21
21
148
148
145
148
190
190
379
374
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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