Hornsea, UK

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Hornsea, the nearest town. Photo: Tom Corser, CC BY-SA 2.0 uk, Wikimedia Commons

About Hornsea

Hornsea is a town in East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom. From Hornsea you can reach 1 surf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Hornsea, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HUY, 39 km away.

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Staying in Hornsea

  • 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: HUY, 39 km, LBA, 98 km, MME, 105 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hornsea.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Hornsea: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Hornsea0.3 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft97 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small2 ft39 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, too small<1 ft1 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft107 kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small2 ft36 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, offshore, too small1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 18 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Hornsea: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Hornsea, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct15, too small4 ft5 smushy97kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct3, too small3 ft6 smushy41kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft6 smushy39kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct2, too smallunder 1 ft6 s1kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, offshore13°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small5 ft5 smushy107kJwind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore11°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small2 ft6 smushy36kJwind from the west, 15 knots, offshore11°C
Sun 25Oct3, too small1 ft5 smushy2kJwind from the west, 18 knots, offshore13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hornsea, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Sailing near Hornsea

Places to eat near Hornsea

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits