Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 5AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
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
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
6
7
11
22
34
37
53
75
98
170
240
284
327
385
560
708
758
809
862
804
717
563
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58AM5.23m
7:41PM4.76m
7:43AM5.15m
8:27PM4.57m
8:28AM4.96m
9:13PM4.34m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.48m
1:31PM-0.23m
1:44AM0.60m
2:16PM-0.08m
2:27AM0.78m
3:00PM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
11
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