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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | - | - |
| Evening (16 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Hastings. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | W 11 | WSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:28AM7.48m | 11:48PM7.70m | 12:12PM7.73m | 00:33AM7.83m | 12:57PM7.78m | 1:17AM7.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.38m | 6:41AM0.13m | 7:04PM0.23m | 7:29AM0.05m | 7:53PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 9 | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 226 | 216 | 227 | 216 | 227 | 227 | 162 | 227 | 279 | 321 | 289 | 321 | 322 | 150 | 315 | 311 | 347 | 347 | 203 | 195 | 368 | 722 | 722 |
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