Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.8
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
34
30
25
33
26
21
19
29
28
28
8
40
77
96
111
93
81
64
67
62
61
41
40
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:51PM4.51m
7:01AM4.44m
7:27PM4.30m
7:36AM4.27m
8:05PM4.04m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.58m
1:06AM0.84m
1:24PM0.71m
1:41AM1.05m
2:03PM0.90m
2:17AM1.28m
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:15
5:13
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8:36
8:37
8:39
8:40
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
7
7
6
7
8
6
7
8
6
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.8
N
6
1
NNE
6
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
58
34
30
25
33
26
21
19
29
28
28
5
40
77
15
24
41
61
58
58
62
43
31
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
N
8
0.2
E
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
6
14
3
12
1
3
7
16
16
40
61
41
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
5
0.4
ENE
3
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
1
2
8
3
96
111
93
81
64
67
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
503
476
554
508
23
23
559
508
587
619
595
693
397
437
397
429
436
437
437
559
71
71
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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