Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 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
8.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.3
SE
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WSW
0.1
SE
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)776666555553324-33455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2763311111000000051529382574
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
4.93
5:04PM
5.18
5:34AM
5.09
5:45PM
5.31
6:12AM
5.12
6:28PM
5.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
-0.02
11:10AM
0.39
11:33PM
-0.18
11:50AM
0.17
12:13AM
-0.17
12:31PM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---5:56-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:05-------8:06-------8:07
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C13131191114141512108810131111108768888
Feels °C (?)910845910117644577753314335
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