Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 50 | 57 | 69 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM4.53m | 4:27AM4.78m | 5:06PM4.76m | 5:13AM5.09m | 5:52PM4.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.76m | 10:58AM0.11m | 11:16PM0.55m | 11:44AM-0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 99 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 29 | 47 | 37 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 50 | 57 | 69 | 32 | 27 | — | 16 | 13 | 15 | 39 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 527 | 265 | 265 | 265 | 84 | 336 | 239 | 147 | 80 | 111 | 93 | 40 | 45 | 150 | 356 | 397 | 440 | 383 | 64 |
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