Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.9
E
6
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
68
58
34
30
19
33
26
21
29
29
28
28
15
52
97
93
97
93
90
89
89
62
60
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM4.57m
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
7
8
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
4
4
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
3
1
0
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.9
NNE
6
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
8
7
58
34
30
19
33
26
21
29
29
28
28
5
52
16
15
25
42
90
89
89
62
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
1
1
7
7
7
16
56
41
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
6
12
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.3
NW
3
0.6
N
4
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
Energy kJ
82
68
2
15
97
93
97
93
77
80
69
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
147
21
336
568
554
554
476
443
436
647
619
619
595
595
397
440
397
432
398
437
404
359
71
71
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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