Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 9PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 94 | 94 | 138 | 198 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06PM4.18m | 9:20AM4.29m | 9:48PM3.89m | 10:10AM3.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.66m | 3:12AM1.05m | 3:41PM1.10m | 3:55AM1.35m | 4:26PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 94 | 138 | 198 | 276 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 565 | 367 | 365 | 367 | 381 | 429 | 429 | 397 | 352 | 352 | 365 | 313 | 77 | 390 | 15 | 394 | 148 | 148 |
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