Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Oct)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1
NNW
4
2.2
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
9
1.7
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
8
1.8
W
5
2
WNW
5
0.9
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
10
1.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
35
32
26
386
745
724
440
326
223
125
57
18
10
4
1
0
0
135
235
235
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
SW
35
SSW
50
S
55
SSW
45
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28PM4.23m
3:26AM4.48m
4:02PM4.54m
4:04AM4.77m
4:36PM4.80m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.78m
9:31PM1.15m
9:53AM0.44m
10:10PM0.81m
10:31AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:41
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7:43
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6:46
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5:45
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5:44
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4:42
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 mm
2
1
2
2
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1
4
2
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Temp °C
13
14
13
9
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
13
12
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
12
10
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
2
3
1
3
2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
0
1
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