Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
202
167
167
140
137
110
105
81
76
56
48
34
32
24
22
39
48
59
69
74
74
85
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
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
1:14AM3.39m
2:02PM3.46m
2:29AM3.58m
3:08PM3.65m
3:24AM3.88m
3:57PM3.89m
Low Tide
7:41AM1.81m
8:21PM1.85m
8:57AM1.57m
9:20PM1.61m
9:49AM1.23m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
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