Hornsea surf break

Hornsea surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 BST
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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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hornsea today?

The current surf forecast for Hornsea at 12AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
35
33
27
19
19
17
26
23
28
38
40
46
40
43
47
47
46
44
43
43
42
41
26
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
9:02PM4.38m
9:16AM4.24m
10:14PM3.98m
10:27AM3.99m
11:43PM3.75m
11:52AM3.89m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.53m
3:20AM1.14m
3:53PM0.83m
4:24AM1.53m
5:09PM1.06m
5:44AM1.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:43
5:39
5:37
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8:14
8:15
8:17
8:19
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
10
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
5
17
26
23
28
38
40
46
40
43
47
47
46
44
43
43
42
41
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
6
0.4
E
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
1
6
3
1
10
9
8
16
13
5
3
3
3
12
12
22
20
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
38
35
33
27
19
19
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
559
562
565
560
560
613
643
647
317
298
84
29
29
84
296
288
313
303
23
0
0
0
0
313
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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