Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 10 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:06PM4.76m | 5:13AM5.09m | 5:52PM4.90m | 5:56AM5.29m | 6:35PM4.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58AM0.11m | 11:16PM0.55m | 11:44AM-0.19m | 11:59PM0.42m | 12:27PM-0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | N 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 23 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 16 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 378 | 239 | 111 | 155 | 147 | 174 | 356 | 359 | 397 | 397 | 174 | 367 | 45 | 367 | 368 | 368 | 694 | 694 | 381 | 368 |
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