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Fairlight surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fairlight surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fairlight sea temperature is
7.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 8km away, Hastings Pier Webcam and English Channel LIVE HD
Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)--
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Fairlight. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.4
WSW
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
S
1.3
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)10109558888812121299999356677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169711337800099755137332828271616161671171222412665949
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
N
5
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
6.65
3:12PM
6.26
3:37AM
6.24
4:01PM
5.83
4:28AM
5.83
4:57PM
5.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46AM
1.11
10:02PM
1.24
10:27AM
1.46
10:42PM
1.63
11:10AM
1.80
11:26PM
1.97
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset----4:10-------4:12-------4:13---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
2313311--------------212
Temp. °C643344332323332224445568
Feels °C (?)-4-7-8-8-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-5-4-3-3-1-1-2-4-6-6-6-5-3
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