Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.9° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
17
41
38
3
3
1
2
2
5
2
2
2
4
15
25
18
12
13
63
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:32PM3.94m
1:18AM3.83m
1:58PM4.02m
2:32AM4.06m
3:13PM4.25m
Low Tide
7:08PM1.36m
7:47AM1.33m
8:30PM1.26m
9:04AM0.97m
9:36PM1.02m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
19
23
24
24
23
20
18
17
21
23
22
19
18
17
16
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
19
19
19
20
17
15
13
18
20
20
17
15
14
14
10
12
12
13
12
13
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