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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than 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 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (01 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | |
11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:51AM6.93m | 00:07AM7.06m | 12:25PM7.04m | 00:41AM7.09m | 12:59PM7.04m | 1:14AM7.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.82m | 6:56AM0.70m | 7:11PM0.79m | 7:28AM0.72m | 7:44PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 3 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | SE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 312 | 384 | 397 | 426 | 403 | 367 | 220 | 220 | 271 | 340 | 278 | 278 | 398 | 389 | 388 | 388 | 389 | 389 | 470 | 720 | 389 | 432 | 413 |
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