Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 102 | 105 | 91 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 71 | 78 | 90 | 110 | 82 | 64 | 45 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:05AM4.21m | 4:36PM4.14m | 4:41AM4.52m | 5:11PM4.37m | 5:13AM4.79m | 5:43PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03PM1.33m | 10:29AM0.87m | 10:39PM1.06m | 11:05AM0.54m | 11:13PM0.83m | 11:38AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 90 | 110 | 82 | 64 | 45 | 30 | 22 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SW 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 106 | 102 | 105 | 91 | 73 | 66 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 69 | 71 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 414 | 71 | 438 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 294 | 350 | 350 | 379 | 398 | 398 | 398 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 80 | 44 | 93 | 93 |
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