Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 2PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1
N
4
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
20
20
33
53
92
126
113
120
114
117
94
76
76
64
64
44
32
30
19
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
25
W
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:51AM3.88m
3:30PM3.89m
3:32AM4.23m
4:07PM4.21m
4:07AM4.55m
4:39PM4.50m
Low Tide
9:18AM1.18m
9:31PM1.40m
9:57AM0.79m
10:08PM1.08m
10:32AM0.43m
rain showers
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:54
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
12
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
16
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
19
19
14
13
Feels °C
16
16
13
7
12
8
10
12
10
10
9
12
14
14
15
12
12
12
13
18
18
10
10
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