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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | |
58 | 83 | 105 | 132 | 295 | 856 | 1447 | 1525 | 1583 | 1762 | 1267 | 1007 | 800 | 680 | 584 | 509 | 432 | 370 | 293 | 240 | 199 | 162 | 157 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:04PM4.54m | 3:44AM4.62m | 3:51PM4.83m | 4:25AM4.85m | 4:39PM5.05m | 5:07AM4.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.37m | 9:58AM0.75m | 10:22PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.42m | 11:08PM0.05m | 11:28AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
 kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1487 | 1267 | 1007 | 800 | 680 | 584 | 509 | 432 | 370 | 293 | 240 | 199 | 162 | 157 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 83 | 105 | 132 | 295 | 856 | 1447 | 1525 | 1583 | 1762 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1467 | 627 | 465 | 246 | 246 | 619 | 555 | 148 | 148 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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