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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 3 | N 6 | SE 3 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | |
106 | 105 | 84 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:20PM4.23m | 3:50AM4.27m | 4:03PM4.32m | 4:25AM4.36m | 4:42PM4.40m | 5:00AM4.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.87m | 10:06AM1.02m | 10:25PM0.84m | 10:44AM0.86m | 11:01PM0.82m | 11:20AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
10 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | N 11 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 6 | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | 105 | 84 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 694 | 549 | 41 | 23 | 201 | 201 | 380 | 536 | 499 | 370 | 367 | 360 | 356 | 356 | 367 | 480 | 381 | 429 | 348 | 323 | 307 | 365 | 365 | 398 |
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