Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hastings sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.1
SW
4
1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
54
14
10
14
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:38PM6.28m
3:57AM5.93m
4:17PM5.72m
4:41AM5.38m
5:08PM5.19m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.57m
10:40AM1.81m
11:04PM2.01m
11:27AM2.24m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
15
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
14
14
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