Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hastings sea temperature is
20.2°C
2.9° 

Hastings surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hastings today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
8
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
1.5
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
2.2
SW
6
1.7
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
47
29
47
102
129
363
380
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
20
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM6.52m
11:56PM6.69m
12:15PM6.95m
00:30AM7.06m
12:48PM7.29m
Low Tide
6:28PM1.04m
6:45AM0.72m
7:05PM0.68m
7:20AM0.43m
7:40PM0.44m
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
19
17
17
18
17
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
19
16
16
14
16
15
16
15
12
12
11
13
13
14
11
13
12
11
11
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