Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
139
190
262
292
300
375
562
740
690
675
613
613
572
446
388
336
288
216
176
186
163
132
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:43AM5.15m
8:27PM4.57m
8:28AM4.96m
9:13PM4.34m
9:15AM4.67m
9:59PM4.10m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.60m
2:16PM-0.08m
2:27AM0.78m
3:00PM0.20m
3:10AM1.00m
3:45PM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
11
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