
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 13 | N 8 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
345 | 528 | 395 | 279 | 161 | 94 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 203 | 256 | 284 | 347 | 234 | 305 | 229 | 166 | 82 | 49 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:26AM4.48m | 4:02PM4.54m | 4:04AM4.77m | 4:36PM4.80m | 4:42AM5.01m | 5:10PM4.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.44m | 10:10PM0.81m | 10:31AM0.17m | 10:48PM0.51m | 11:09AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 9 |
15 | 4 | 395 | 279 | 161 | 94 | 39 | 81 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 203 | 256 | 284 | 347 | 234 | 305 | 229 | 166 | 82 | 49 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 17 | N 16 | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 6 | E 6 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 |
345 | 528 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 103 | 289 | 43 | 71 | 97 | 115 | 144 | 172 | 115 | 93 | 48 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 47 | 130 | 88 | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 239 | 111 | 0 | 643 | 643 | 1008 | 937 | 1008 | 612 | 1008 | 1019 | 1008 | 694 | 492 | 492 | 467 | 429 | 168 | 71 | 450 | 509 | 275 | 279 |
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