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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 12AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
2020 | 1400 | 1186 | 951 | 831 | 608 | 584 | 573 | 489 | 397 | 325 | 235 | 189 | 160 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:51PM4.83m | 4:25AM4.85m | 4:39PM5.05m | 5:07AM4.99m | 5:27PM5.17m | 5:50AM5.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.42m | 11:08PM0.05m | 11:28AM0.18m | 11:54PM0.07m | 12:15PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 1603 | 1400 | 1186 | 951 | 831 | 608 | 584 | 573 | 489 | 397 | 325 | 235 | 189 | 160 | 127 | 101 | 99 | 73 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 23 | 77 | 313 | 313 | 313 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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