Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.7° 

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 (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 (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
102
105
91
73
66
59
72
75
75
80
82
69
71
78
90
110
82
64
45
30
22
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:05AM4.21m
4:36PM4.14m
4:41AM4.52m
5:11PM4.37m
5:13AM4.79m
5:43PM4.56m
Low Tide
10:03PM1.33m
10:29AM0.87m
10:39PM1.06m
11:05AM0.54m
11:13PM0.83m
11:38AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
20
17
17
17
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
16
18
17
14
13
12
12
15
12
13
14
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