
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | 45 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 61 | 91 | 128 | 52 | 38 | 21 | 73 | 495 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
62 | 45 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 38 | 41 | 37 | 40 | 61 | 78 | 55 | 52 | 94 | 66 | 51 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | — |
23 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 21 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | S 2 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 7 |
45 | 2 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 91 | 128 | 120 | 166 | 1 | 73 | 495 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 147 | 310 | 288 | 313 | 390 | 313 | 386 | 23 | 23 | 40 | 201 | 296 | 289 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 551 | 552 |
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