Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
1.2
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
46
33
24
23
25
37
62
186
257
245
191
155
124
125
102
102
99
88
88
66
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM4.33m
10:48PM3.87m
11:00AM4.00m
11:43PM3.68m
12:04PM3.75m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.96m
4:46AM1.47m
5:23PM1.32m
5:46AM1.65m
6:26PM1.58m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:56
4:58
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9:16
9:15
9:14
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
14
15
14
13
11
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
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