Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
18.0° C
2.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
16
23
31
31
30
29
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:29PM4.46m
8:37AM4.68m
9:06PM4.18m
9:20AM4.29m
9:48PM3.89m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.25m
2:33AM0.79m
3:01PM0.66m
3:12AM1.05m
3:41PM1.10m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
19
21
20
19
17
16
15
15
17
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
16
18
15
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