Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
14.0°C
2.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
8
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
SE
6
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
8
1.4
NW
4
2.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
45
23
20
19
14
16
38
41
37
40
61
91
128
52
38
21
73
495
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
35
W
45
W
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
30
ESE
40
ESE
25
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM3.56m
2:01AM3.85m
2:50PM3.89m
2:47AM4.16m
3:28PM4.23m
Low Tide
7:57PM1.82m
8:31AM1.15m
8:49PM1.50m
9:14AM0.78m
9:31PM1.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:39
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7:41
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5:51
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5:49
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5:45
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 mm
2
4
1
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3
4
1
1
2
3
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Temp °C
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
12
10
9
11
11
12
12
13
13
7
7
Feels °C
10
2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
6
6
5
5
3
7
10
12
11
-3
-3
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