Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
2.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)55566677777778999910108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374043107133190222225525629717031446538410061081912675
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
S
25
SSE
35
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
4.43
5:27PM
4.86
5:56AM
4.48
5:59PM
4.94
6:31AM
4.49
6:33PM
4.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.71
11:54PM
0.26
12:01PM
0.68
12:30AM
0.19
12:37PM
0.71
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:04-------8:03-------8:03-----
Sunset----4:16-------4:19-------4:21---
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1-----121-1----111----
Temp. °C888898877767888777767787
Feels °C (?)332110-1-1-1-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1-2-3-1-201
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