Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
19
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
31
36
22
35
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM3.83m
9:42PM3.62m
10:28AM3.48m
10:54PM3.38m
12:03PM3.28m
Low Tide
3:39PM1.60m
4:04AM1.58m
4:35PM1.92m
5:18AM1.83m
6:03PM2.09m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
17
14
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
16
16
14
13
12
12
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
7
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
11
9
8
6
5
8
10
9
8
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