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Hastings on the South Coast is a fairly exposed beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest.. Watch out for locals.

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Overall Hastings Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Hastings surf quality by season and Hastings surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - South Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Hastings

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Hastings:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Stamco	3 mi
Second closest break	Fairlight	4 mi
Third closest break	Bexhill	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Camber Sands	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Eastbourne	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Hastings:
Closest wave buoy	Greenwich Buoy	41 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Sandettie Buoy	55 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	162 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	168 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	181 mi
Tide stations nearest to Hastings:
Closest tide station	Newhaven, England	24 mi
Second closest tide station	Newhaven, England	24 mi
Third closest tide station	Dover, England	36 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Dover, England	37 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Sheerness, England	42 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Hastings:
Closest ski area	Hellenthal-Skiarena Weisser Stein (Germany)	255 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	288 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	293 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	294 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	294 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Hastings:
Closest city location	Hastings (United Kingdom)	0 mi
Second closest city location	Fairlight (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Bexhill (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Battle (United Kingdom)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rye (United Kingdom)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Hastings is Lydd Airport (LYX) in U.k., 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Hastings is Gatwick (London) Airport (LGW) in England, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Manston Airport (MSE) in England, 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Southend Airport (SEN) in England is 80 km (50 miles) away.
• City (London) Airport (LCY), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Hastings and is 82 km (51 miles) away.