Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
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
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
77
120
184
247
284
327
449
676
775
705
705
641
627
585
474
397
336
275
211
201
186
163
149
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:43AM5.15m
8:27PM4.57m
8:28AM4.96m
9:13PM4.34m
9:15AM4.67m
9:59PM4.10m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.60m
2:16PM-0.08m
2:27AM0.78m
3:00PM0.20m
3:10AM1.00m
3:45PM0.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:52
4:54
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9:21
9:19
9:17
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Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
12
11
10
11
12
13
11
10
11
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