Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
83
72
77
82
93
77
59
44
44
35
28
28
28
27
19
18
18
16
13
7
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:11PM4.37m
5:13AM4.79m
5:43PM4.56m
5:44AM4.98m
6:14PM4.69m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.54m
11:13PM0.83m
11:38AM0.27m
11:46PM0.64m
12:11PM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
7
1
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
20
17
19
17
16
15
15
17
17
15
16
16
Feels °C
15
17
16
18
16
17
17
13
14
17
15
17
15
13
12
12
14
13
13
16
15
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