- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | |
34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:16PM5.14m | 6:35AM4.99m | 7:07PM4.96m | 7:22AM4.87m | 8:02PM4.68m | 8:13AM4.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.22m | 1:03PM0.03m | 1:27AM0.47m | 1:54PM0.14m | 2:17AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
 kJ | 34 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 83 | 56 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 128 | 131 | 130 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 430 | 437 | 147 | 532 | 506 | 437 | 577 | 291 | 92 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 275 | 150 | 365 | 380 | 380 | 365 | 307 | 323 | 365 | 323 | 360 | 360 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hornsea surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest