Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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
7
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
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
8
2.2
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
31
31
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
41
41
53
121
206
236
275
320
579
616
524
450
349
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20AM4.29m
9:48PM3.89m
10:10AM3.91m
10:38PM3.60m
11:14AM3.59m
Low Tide
3:12AM1.05m
3:41PM1.10m
3:55AM1.35m
4:26PM1.50m
4:47AM1.63m
5:26PM1.82m
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
17
20
19
20
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
17
16
16
13
13
13
15
15
11
9
10
9
7
8
7
8
8
10
10
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hornsea surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest