Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
281
223
172
135
128
101
88
56
70
50
48
36
36
40
55
72
125
164
207
207
163
131
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:15AM4.67m
9:59PM4.10m
10:04AM4.33m
10:48PM3.87m
11:00AM4.00m
Low Tide
3:10AM1.00m
3:45PM0.57m
3:56AM1.24m
4:31PM0.96m
4:46AM1.47m
5:23PM1.32m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
13
11
12
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
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