Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NNW
7
1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
54
113
187
191
191
191
165
134
107
99
77
55
54
39
25
24
15
15
10
30
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
10
ENE
10
S
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM4.27m
10:46PM3.90m
11:09AM4.05m
11:57PM3.79m
12:32PM3.94m
Low Tide
4:38PM1.02m
5:01AM1.39m
5:45PM1.26m
6:19AM1.47m
7:08PM1.36m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
15
15
14
14
17
20
20
21
18
16
16
16
19
21
22
21
23
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
17
17
19
17
14
13
14
17
17
17
17
19
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