Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 BST
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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
10.4° 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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
21
19
29
39
32
28
34
90
154
182
156
80
55
83
81
60
58
40
40
39
25
56
53
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:01AM4.44m
7:27PM4.30m
7:36AM4.27m
8:05PM4.04m
8:14AM4.09m
8:49PM3.76m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.84m
1:24PM0.71m
1:41AM1.05m
2:03PM0.90m
2:17AM1.28m
2:45PM1.12m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:16
5:15
5:13
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8:37
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
10
10
9
10
11
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
5
6
6
4
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
2
3
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.4
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
37
21
19
29
5
27
15
39
23
24
15
40
34
28
27
20
13
39
25
56
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
E
5
0.2
N
11
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
1
7
41
28
83
81
60
58
40
40
12
10
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
N
7
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
39
32
28
34
90
154
182
156
80
55
12
16
17
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
443
553
508
64
595
595
401
397
397
398
398
432
439
437
71
71
40
0
0
494
84
429
310
265
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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