Hornsea Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.90° N 0.15° W

Hornsea WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hornsea sea temperature is
17.8° C
2.4° 

Hornsea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Hornsea surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, N swell with 365 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hornsea this week:

The surf forecast for Hornsea over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hornsea in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Sun 23rd Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s
Best Surf 1AM (Sun 23rd Aug)4.5ft (1.4m) 8s
Most Powerful10AM (Sat 22nd Aug)5.5ft (1.7m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hornsea over the next 16 days.


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