Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 4PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
52
80
145
129
73
70
64
47
34
29
15
8
4
2
0
1
6
5
3
2
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:31AM5.15m
9:55PM5.39m
10:23AM5.57m
10:41PM5.81m
11:05AM6.04m
Low Tide
4:00PM2.39m
4:36AM2.06m
5:03PM1.96m
5:27AM1.58m
5:49PM1.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
15
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
21
19
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