Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
37
20
18
11
11
30
19
27
27
28
19
19
19
12
12
14
15
23
33
41
38
38
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM4.98m
6:14PM4.69m
6:16AM5.09m
6:45PM4.75m
6:48AM5.10m
7:17PM4.73m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.08m
00:20AM0.52m
12:44PM0.00m
00:54AM0.47m
1:18PM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:53
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
20
21
19
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
17
18
16
13
13
12
10
13
13
12
10
8
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