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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | |
52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 103 | 182 | 227 | 185 | 136 | 74 | 45 | 59 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | |
High Tide | 8:59AM3.91m | 9:44PM3.53m | 9:55AM3.77m | 10:58PM3.40m | 11:05AM3.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM1.51m | 3:35PM1.32m | 3:48AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.45m | 4:51AM1.87m | 5:45PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
 kJ | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 44 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 13 | 59 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 103 | 182 | 227 | 185 | 136 | 74 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 84 | 23 | 84 | 147 | 201 | 389 | 388 | 452 | 450 | 452 | 492 | 397 | 552 | 544 | 505 | 190 | 190 | 141 | 201 | 147 | 64 | 40 | 0 |
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