Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hornsea today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hornsea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 104 | 125 | 146 | 250 | 269 | 260 | 407 | 682 | 616 | 443 | 383 | 326 | 287 | 398 | 333 | 310 | 326 | 293 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10AM3.91m | 10:38PM3.60m | 11:14AM3.59m | 11:49PM3.41m | 12:37PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM1.35m | 4:26PM1.50m | 4:47AM1.63m | 5:26PM1.82m | 6:03AM1.83m | 6:54PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 41 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | 333 | 310 | 326 | 293 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 104 | 125 | 146 | 250 | 269 | 260 | 407 | 682 | 616 | 443 | 383 | 326 | 287 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 148 | 148 | 375 | 879 | 148 | 148 | 337 | 333 | 15 | 314 | 310 | 148 | 148 | 111 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 148 | 64 | 0 |
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