Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 31 May 2026 BST
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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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (31 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
10
21
20
18
30
30
25
23
22
19
19
18
10
11
5
11
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NNW
5
NW
20
W
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00AM4.43m
5:21PM4.43m
5:35AM4.46m
5:58PM4.41m
6:10AM4.47m
6:36PM4.33m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.74m
11:37PM0.83m
11:56AM0.68m
00:13AM0.87m
12:33PM0.67m
00:48AM0.94m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:20
9:22
9:22
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
17
19
19
17
15
13
13
13
16
18
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
12
14
12
14
15
13
13
12
10
11
10
12
15
9
9
11
12
11
12
15
14
11
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
2
2
10
21
20
18
30
30
25
23
22
19
19
18
10
11
4
16
14
10
6
2
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
4
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
7
6
5
11
4
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
7
7
11
13
19
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
390
313
313
492
386
367
323
323
301
365
359
386
464
386
348
348
300
288
313
313
516
313
313
313
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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