Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
76
57
48
34
36
23
21
37
52
69
74
80
91
103
127
196
229
173
145
115
94
101
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29AM3.58m
3:08PM3.65m
3:24AM3.88m
3:57PM3.89m
4:05AM4.21m
4:36PM4.14m
Low Tide
8:57AM1.57m
9:20PM1.61m
9:49AM1.23m
10:03PM1.33m
10:29AM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:08
8:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
14
15
16
13
16
15
16
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