Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 86 | 66 | 48 | 59 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 95 | 101 | 111 | 114 | 96 | 77 | 48 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM4.14m | 4:41AM4.52m | 5:11PM4.37m | 5:13AM4.79m | 5:43PM4.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.87m | 10:39PM1.06m | 11:05AM0.54m | 11:13PM0.83m | 11:38AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 111 | 114 | 96 | 77 | 48 | 45 | 36 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 88 | 86 | 66 | 48 | 59 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 89 | 95 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 501 | 543 | 543 | 489 | 365 | 350 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 398 | 454 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 44 | 40 | 64 |
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