Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
86
121
284
326
299
268
278
320
299
286
286
253
312
410
406
302
242
295
308
278
236
176
141
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:54AM3.78m
9:05PM3.74m
9:54AM3.45m
10:10PM3.52m
11:24AM3.26m
Low Tide
2:46AM1.17m
3:05PM1.60m
3:37AM1.47m
3:58PM1.88m
4:46AM1.69m
5:12PM2.06m
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light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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7:31
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7:33
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6:00
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5:58
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Temp °C
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
6
9
8
8
9
10
11
9
8
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