Overview

Hornsea is a small seaside resort on the Holderness coast in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The east-facing sand and pebble beach offers direct exposure to North Sea winds. A quiet spot, less crowded than neighbouring resorts.

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Spot forecast for Hornsea

Sunrise 07:37 · Sunset 17:52

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.2 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 06:28 · 2.4 m High tide 12:51 · 4.2 m Low tide 18:44 · 2.8 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:00 · 4.5 m Low tide 07:58 · 2.2 m High tide 14:32 · 4.4 m Low tide 20:11 · 2.5 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 02:19 · 4.8 m Low tide 08:52 · 1.8 m High tide 15:20 · 4.8 m Low tide 21:06 · 2.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:09 · 5.1 m Low tide 09:33 · 1.5 m High tide 15:55 · 5.2 m Low tide 21:48 · 1.9 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:48 · 5.4 m Low tide 10:10 · 1.1 m High tide 16:26 · 5.5 m Low tide 22:25 · 1.5 m

Hornsea: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

303h

in May · 23 rideable days

The season runs from March to May, peaking in May: 21 rideable days a month and 303 hours of usable wind, at 13 °C. The low point is October, at 8 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 71%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 71% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is November, with 116 mm.

Monthly averages: Hornsea

Monthly averages — Hornsea — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	61 h	6 °C	77 mm
February	9.5	88 h	9 °C	62 mm
March	18.5	177 h	11 °C	43 mm
April	20.0	222 h	12 °C	57 mm
May	23.0	303 h	15 °C	56 mm
June	13.0	136 h	19 °C	34 mm
July	21.5	211 h	20 °C	56 mm
August	13.0	142 h	21 °C	11 mm
September	17.0	176 h	16 °C	77 mm
October	8.0	79 h	13 °C	56 mm
November	10.0	73 h	10 °C	116 mm
December	10.0	73 h	8 °C	80 mm

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Technical details of Hornsea spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Parking near the seafront and Hornsea Mere. Easy access to the beach.

Hazards

Active coastal erosion on the Holderness coast. Wooden groynes and coastal defences. Pebbles at the top of the beach. Tidal currents.

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