Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.6° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
542
436
380
328
281
223
172
135
125
115
88
64
60
45
42
40
31
44
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:13PM4.34m
9:15AM4.67m
9:59PM4.10m
10:04AM4.33m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.20m
3:10AM1.00m
3:45PM0.57m
3:56AM1.24m
4:31PM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:17
9:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
9
11
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
15
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