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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hastings today?
The current surf forecast for Hastings at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
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 Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 16 | SW 4 | WSW 14 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 7 | |
27 | 63 | 160 | 151 | 69 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 67 | 5 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:17AM7.76m | 1:42PM7.64m | 2:03AM7.50m | 2:29PM7.31m | 2:52AM7.07m | 3:19PM6.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.14m | 8:42PM0.39m | 9:07AM0.37m | 9:33PM0.66m | 9:58AM0.70m | 10:26PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | 8:49 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 39 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 63 | 160 | 151 | 69 | 44 | 29 | 36 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 601 | 601 | 621 | 602 | 130 | 125 | 125 | 428 | 489 | 388 | 361 | 388 | 435 | 125 | 108 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 109 | 220 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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