Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
11
2.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
63
64
46
44
67
22
18
16
15
11
61
106
120
132
168
225
377
699
999
1290
1412
1412
1608
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:15AM3.99m
2:14PM4.23m
3:01AM4.32m
3:04PM4.54m
3:44AM4.62m
3:51PM4.83m
Low Tide
8:19AM1.46m
8:47PM0.67m
9:11AM1.11m
9:35PM0.37m
9:58AM0.75m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:53
8:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
-1
-1
0
0
1
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
2.3
N
11
Energy kJ
74
63
64
46
44
9
4
5
1223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
11
2.5
N
11
Energy kJ
3
2
3
1
1
67
22
18
16
15
11
61
106
120
132
168
225
377
699
999
1290
1412
1412
1608
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
0
44
451
643
630
448
451
552
480
348
1213
371
345
148
148
359
379
483
622
488
148
148
21
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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