Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hastings sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 8PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
6
1
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
S
4
0.4
SW
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
8
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
38
19
3
8
28
10
10
8
4
7
3
3
1
1
37
1
6
0
7
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
35
SW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:33AM5.97m
10:01PM6.23m
10:30AM6.51m
10:53PM6.75m
11:18AM7.03m
Low Tide
4:31PM1.51m
5:01AM1.12m
5:29PM0.97m
5:52AM0.62m
6:16PM0.50m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:23
 mm
3
7
5
Temp °C
16
17
15
17
15
14
13
12
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
14
12
10
14
9
9
8
7
10
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
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