
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 69 | 36 | 22 | 60 | 78 | 31 | 86 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:54PM3.38m | 12:03PM3.28m | 00:35AM3.34m | 1:39PM3.34m | 1:56AM3.56m | 2:45PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM1.83m | 6:03PM2.09m | 7:05AM1.84m | 7:43PM1.99m | 8:27AM1.56m | 8:47PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 49 | 69 | 36 | 22 | 60 | 78 | 31 | 86 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 103 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 68 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 10 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 24 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
5 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 365 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 381 | 15 | 168 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
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