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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 31 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:37PM4.08m | 2:29AM4.02m | 2:32PM4.15m | 3:12AM4.15m | 3:20PM4.23m | 3:50AM4.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM1.60m | 8:13PM0.94m | 8:38AM1.42m | 9:03PM0.90m | 9:25AM1.22m | 9:46PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:16 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
21 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 374 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 397 | 397 | 409 | 379 | 398 | 398 | 414 | 414 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 501 | 333 | 294 | 201 | 346 |
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