Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
18.0° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 9PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). 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 (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
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)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
10
18
31
31
29
29
28
27
26
27
28
94
94
138
198
276
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:06PM4.18m
9:20AM4.29m
9:48PM3.89m
10:10AM3.91m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.66m
3:12AM1.05m
3:41PM1.10m
3:55AM1.35m
4:26PM1.50m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
22
20
17
16
14
15
17
20
19
19
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
17
15
13
13
11
12
13
17
15
16
13
13
13
13
10
12
10
10
9
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