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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | |
53 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 129 | 186 | 210 | 441 | 901 | 1218 | 1496 | 1553 | 1795 | 1338 | 1165 | 934 | 693 | 573 | 432 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:14PM4.23m | 3:01AM4.32m | 3:04PM4.54m | 3:44AM4.62m | 3:51PM4.83m | 4:25AM4.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.67m | 9:11AM1.11m | 9:35PM0.37m | 9:58AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1514 | 1338 | 1165 | 934 | 693 | 573 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 129 | 186 | 210 | 441 | 901 | 1218 | 1496 | 1553 | 1795 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1589 | 336 | 348 | 348 | 630 | 73 | 375 | 371 | 1008 | 148 | 246 | 301 | 291 | 333 | 619 | 148 | 148 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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