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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Hastings. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | SW 3 | W 11 | SW 4 | W 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 139 | 109 | 70 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 80 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:33AM7.83m | 12:57PM7.78m | 1:17AM7.76m | 1:42PM7.64m | 2:03AM7.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.23m | 7:29AM0.05m | 7:53PM0.24m | 8:17AM0.14m | 8:42PM0.39m | 9:07AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 15 | 20 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 139 | 109 | 70 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 71 | 107 | 80 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 321 | 321 | 322 | 322 | 361 | 315 | 315 | 203 | 198 | 195 | 538 | 602 | 347 | 681 | 125 | 428 | 125 | 413 | 125 | 509 | 538 | 183 | 125 |
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