Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 13 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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.7
S
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
3
SSW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)44451111554441111143555556678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20131745686844251065554115746334287202190694629
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
35
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
55
S
70
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
5.31
7:16PM
5.15
7:45AM
5.32
8:19PM
5.28
8:43AM
5.50
9:12PM
5.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
2.24
12:55PM
2.25
1:22AM
2.37
2:06PM
2.26
2:39AM
2.32
3:20PM
2.08
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise--7:54-------7:54-------7:54-----
Sunset----4:15-------4:17-------4:19---
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---2-1232---1---1--3521-
Temp. °C1010101010101076666791010888899107
Feels °C (?)6654445212323663211001-1-8
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