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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hastings surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hastings sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hastings today?
The current surf forecast for Hastings at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hastings. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 3 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | |
11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:52AM7.07m | 3:19PM6.86m | 3:44AM6.55m | 4:14PM6.37m | 4:43AM6.04m | 5:19PM5.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.70m | 10:26PM0.99m | 10:52AM1.07m | 11:22PM1.33m | 11:48AM1.42m | 00:22AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | 8:52 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 10 | S 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 3 | — | SW 10 | S 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 170 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 195 | 195 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 148 | 169 | 121 | 127 | 193 | 127 | 172 | 130 | 130 |
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