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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 12PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | |
165 | 139 | 145 | 147 | 75 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:36AM4.27m | 8:05PM4.04m | 8:14AM4.09m | 8:49PM3.76m | 8:59AM3.91m | 9:44PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM1.05m | 2:03PM0.90m | 2:17AM1.28m | 2:45PM1.12m | 2:59AM1.51m | 3:35PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | 8:45 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
 kJ | — | 27 | 28 | 65 | 21 | 45 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 24 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 5 | N 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 43 | 106 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 165 | 139 | 145 | 147 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 429 | 398 | 429 | 429 | 429 | 437 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 | 147 | 155 | 93 | 80 | 42 | 23 | 150 | 500 | 389 | 388 | 388 | 388 |
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