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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
10.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | |
412 | 326 | 250 | 211 | 163 | 149 | 99 | 96 | 90 | 35 | 63 | 45 | 48 | 29 | 18 | 56 | 62 | 42 | 24 | 29 | 86 | 193 | 312 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:22AM3.68m | 1:19PM3.96m | 2:15AM3.99m | 2:14PM4.23m | 3:01AM4.32m | 3:04PM4.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM1.74m | 7:55PM0.99m | 8:19AM1.46m | 8:47PM0.67m | 9:11AM1.11m | 9:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
0 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 412 | 326 | 250 | 211 | 163 | 149 | 99 | 96 | 90 | 35 | 63 | 45 | 48 | 29 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 16 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 56 | 62 | 42 | 24 | 29 | 86 | 193 | 312 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 73 | 141 | 141 | 34 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 595 | 1320 | 556 | 551 | 551 | 479 | 630 | 564 | 375 | 371 | 389 | 148 | 148 |
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