Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
16
24
23
24
33
32
42
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
NE
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:14PM4.69m
6:16AM5.09m
6:45PM4.75m
6:48AM5.10m
7:17PM4.73m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.52m
12:44PM0.00m
00:54AM0.47m
1:18PM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:53
 mm
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
20
21
20
17
15
14
14
16
20
19
17
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
18
18
14
12
12
11
12
17
16
11
9
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