Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.0° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.1
N
12
0.4
E
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
44
49
49
11
10
9
7
9
13
39
3
8
21
18
17
17
29
14
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM4.76m
5:13AM5.09m
5:52PM4.90m
5:56AM5.29m
6:35PM4.93m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.55m
11:44AM-0.19m
11:59PM0.42m
12:27PM-0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
23
23
23
23
26
28
28
27
27
23
22
21
24
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
17
16
18
18
20
20
23
23
23
21
23
22
20
20
24
23
23
21
21
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