Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
10.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
165
146
136
126
82
108
80
58
58
40
40
39
24
57
54
52
50
47
44
42
28
27
26
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM4.27m
8:05PM4.04m
8:14AM4.09m
8:49PM3.76m
8:59AM3.91m
9:44PM3.53m
Low Tide
1:41AM1.05m
2:03PM0.90m
2:17AM1.28m
2:45PM1.12m
2:59AM1.51m
3:35PM1.32m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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5:15
5:13
5:11
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8:39
8:40
8:43
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
11
13
13
13
13
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
8
8
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Energy kJ
17
27
28
42
44
108
37
41
43
31
21
13
24
57
54
52
50
47
44
42
28
27
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
16
21
80
58
58
40
40
39
10
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
E
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
155
165
146
136
126
82
43
27
2
5
24
26
31
30
20
11
7
8
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
397
429
398
429
437
429
71
71
29
0
0
348
441
265
291
239
80
44
0
84
436
201
492
147
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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