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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 3PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
W
0.4
SE
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)444113101043444344544455666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12942311104467751338343030405491157224204
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
6.40
11:16PM
6.55
11:30AM
6.69
11:52PM
6.84
12:06PM
6.92
12:27AM
7.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
1.06
6:08AM
1.09
6:27PM
0.77
6:47AM
0.85
7:04PM
0.58
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise7:50-------7:50-------7:48-------
Sunset--4:23-------4:25-------4:27-----
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9101010989999101099999910910887
Feels °C (?)467744555466433332310-111
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