Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
N
8
2
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
41
83
121
295
311
291
332
408
703
608
439
341
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48PM3.89m
10:10AM3.91m
10:38PM3.60m
11:14AM3.59m
Low Tide
3:41PM1.10m
3:55AM1.35m
4:26PM1.50m
4:47AM1.63m
5:26PM1.82m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
13
14
14
10
10
10
9
8
8
6
8
7
8
9
10
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