Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM5.25m | 7:52PM4.70m | 7:57AM5.01m | 8:29PM4.46m | 8:37AM4.68m | 9:06PM4.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.44m | 1:46PM-0.09m | 1:56AM0.58m | 2:24PM0.25m | 2:33AM0.79m | 3:01PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | N 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 4 | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 437 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 398 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 490 | 397 | 489 | 573 | 573 | 336 | 394 | 436 | 313 | 592 | 572 | 326 |
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