Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.4° 

Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hornsea today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
310
310
273
280
256
216
202
167
167
167
140
113
105
99
76
54
48
35
34
38
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:37PM3.42m
1:14AM3.39m
2:02PM3.46m
2:29AM3.58m
3:08PM3.65m
Low Tide
6:54PM1.96m
7:41AM1.81m
8:21PM1.85m
8:57AM1.57m
9:20PM1.61m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
9
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
13
14
14
13
14
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
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