Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 BST
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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
12.4° 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 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)2s
Afternoon (08 May)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
7
11
11
7
4
3
9
24
39
44
51
73
107
160
159
159
171
155
119
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36AM5.89m
4:01PM5.75m
4:23AM5.54m
4:55PM5.46m
5:25AM5.28m
6:08PM5.32m
Low Tide
10:36AM1.80m
11:04PM2.00m
11:29AM2.00m
00:01AM2.15m
12:28PM2.09m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
5:15
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8:28
8:30
8:31
8:32
Temp °C
12
11
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
7
9
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
6
4
3
2
2
3
2
0
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
7
11
11
7
4
3
9
24
39
44
51
73
107
160
159
159
171
155
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
339
322
383
398
416
390
390
362
362
362
362
363
398
370
452
473
483
475
479
479
405
321
279
216
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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