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Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
10.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hornsea today?
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | |
211 | 163 | 149 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 46 | 61 | 51 | 20 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 42 | 65 | 111 | 187 | 247 | 320 | 516 | 963 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:19PM3.96m | 2:15AM3.99m | 2:14PM4.23m | 3:01AM4.32m | 3:04PM4.54m | 3:44AM4.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM1.74m | 7:55PM0.99m | 8:19AM1.46m | 8:47PM0.67m | 9:11AM1.11m | 9:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | 8:54 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 211 | 163 | 149 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 63 | 64 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | N 8 | N 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 51 | 20 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 27 | 42 | 65 | 111 | 187 | 247 | 320 | 516 | 963 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 67 | 172 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 540 | 630 | 627 | 627 | 552 | 630 | 480 | 480 | 371 | 371 | 622 | 148 | 301 | 379 | 304 | 503 |
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