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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 03 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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hastings today?
The current surf forecast for Hastings at 4PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
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 Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 3 | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | |
4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 76 | 101 | 93 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:59PM7.04m | 1:14AM7.02m | 1:32PM6.92m | 1:47AM6.83m | 2:05PM6.71m | 2:21AM6.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.72m | 7:44PM0.85m | 8:00AM0.83m | 8:17PM1.00m | 8:34AM1.01m | 8:52PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | WSW 6 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 76 | 101 | 93 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 661 | 661 | 453 | 432 | 413 | 432 | 428 | 388 | 434 | 379 | 432 | 463 | 362 | 398 | 389 | 468 | 478 | 468 | 468 | 486 | 485 | 485 | 485 |
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