Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 4AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
1
N
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
70
66
50
43
33
31
31
34
39
75
112
257
239
163
127
97
94
82
84
84
88
73
73
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
0
W
5
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM4.33m
10:48PM3.87m
11:00AM4.00m
11:43PM3.68m
12:04PM3.75m
Low Tide
3:56AM1.24m
4:31PM0.96m
4:46AM1.47m
5:23PM1.32m
5:46AM1.65m
6:26PM1.58m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
12
12
10
12
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
18
16
15
16
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