Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 7AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
1.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)514131313612517171616161615144555551817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)835145271615151212282626262523213671775732344883
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
40
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
5.95
6:48PM
5.74
7:25AM
5.91
8:06PM
5.88
8:37AM
6.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
1.75
12:52PM
1.76
1:28AM
1.91
2:18PM
1.73
2:59AM
1.77
3:41PM
1.41
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----7:39-------7:37-------7:37---
Sunset------4:40-------4:43-------4:44-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C988789877777777777776679
Feels °C (?)233246444543322100021000
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