Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 1AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 594 | 478 | 410 | 327 | 187 | 131 | 64 | 48 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:03AM3.59m | 2:03PM3.56m | 2:01AM3.85m | 2:50PM3.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM2.04m | 7:35AM1.49m | 7:57PM1.82m | 8:31AM1.15m | 8:49PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 410 | 327 | 187 | 131 | 64 | 77 | 65 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 48 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 616 | 594 | 478 | — | 4 | 5 | 25 | 53 | 147 | 21 | 14 | 78 | 47 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 360 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 71 | 71 | 29 | 73 | 239 | 341 | 390 | 390 | 150 | 0 | 23 | 432 | 343 |
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