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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | |
15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 90 | 101 | 74 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 2:32PM4.15m | 3:12AM4.15m | 3:20PM4.23m | 3:50AM4.27m | 4:03PM4.32m | 4:25AM4.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.90m | 9:25AM1.22m | 9:46PM0.87m | 10:06AM1.02m | 10:25PM0.84m | 10:44AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | NW 4 | N 6 | N 5 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 7 | SE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 61 | 90 | 101 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 398 | 379 | 414 | 414 | 450 | 522 | 522 | 549 | 728 | 275 | 23 | 201 | 490 | 380 | 536 | 499 | 368 | 367 | 359 | 356 | 356 | 367 | 480 |
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