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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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 3PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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 morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | 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 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
40 | 39 | 26 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 30 | 148 | 227 | 213 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:14AM4.09m | 8:49PM3.76m | 8:59AM3.91m | 9:44PM3.53m | 9:55AM3.77m | 10:58PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM1.12m | 2:59AM1.51m | 3:35PM1.32m | 3:48AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.45m | 4:51AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | 8:46 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 5 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
 kJ | 21 | 39 | 24 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | ENE 5 | N 11 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 45 | 30 | 148 | 227 | 213 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 239 | 239 | 341 | 93 | 44 | 23 | 23 | 379 | 356 | 388 | 388 | 452 | 450 | 452 | 450 | 397 | 454 | 450 | 530 | 148 |
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