Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SW
7
1.5
SW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
SW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
59
58
11
17
70
200
268
208
0
0
0
23
14
13
5
5
7
26
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM7.52m
1:38AM7.48m
1:57PM7.61m
2:15AM7.47m
2:34PM7.52m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.28m
8:15PM0.33m
8:30AM0.26m
8:50PM0.36m
9:06AM0.39m
9:27PM0.53m
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cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
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7:47
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
19
17
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
15
17
13
10
9
10
12
13
14
16
13
12
11
10
13
14
13
14
14
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