Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
10.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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 Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
7
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
28
50
60
86
160
200
172
179
147
107
60
106
58
58
40
39
39
24
57
54
52
50
47
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:01AM4.44m
7:27PM4.30m
7:36AM4.27m
8:05PM4.04m
8:14AM4.09m
8:49PM3.76m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.71m
1:41AM1.05m
2:03PM0.90m
2:17AM1.28m
2:45PM1.12m
2:59AM1.51m
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5:16
5:15
5:13
5:11
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8:37
8:39
8:40
8:43
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
4
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
3
3
4
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
7
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
19
28
7
16
27
28
45
43
26
106
58
48
39
27
39
24
57
54
10
50
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
4
60
58
40
39
39
10
52
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
N
7
1.1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
2
27
50
60
86
160
200
172
179
147
107
53
49
47
4
26
23
22
27
16
15
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
619
595
682
595
397
397
398
432
432
429
437
71
71
40
40
0
0
451
443
275
239
80
0
44
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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