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Hornsea, UK

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

About Hornsea

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (75°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (255°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 118). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 7°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, November and December, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Hornsea, 0.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to HUY, changing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS). About 14 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → HUY · Skyscanner from about £390 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Hornsea.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Hornsea · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Hornsea · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32 ft8 smushy49kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct144 ft5 smushy82kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct32 ft5 smushy25kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct103 ft6 smushy42kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct51 ft4 smushy6kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct123 ft4 smushy22kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct133 ft5 smushy36kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct31 ft6 smushy5kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct1under 1 ft5 s1kJ16°C
Tue 27Oct22 ft5 smushy14kJ15°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to HUY, changing at AMS, then 1h by road. About 17h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to HUY, changing at AMS, then 1h by road. About 17h 30 door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,080–£2,020 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to HUY, estimated from distance and season, changing at AMS, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£390–£810
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£65–£110
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£250–£420
Food7 days eating out£240–£445
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£170
Total£1,080–£2,020

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

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