Hastings Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.85° N 0.60° E

Hastings 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hastings sea temperature is
17.6°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 12AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
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
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)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
4
1.2
E
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SW
4
1.2
SW
5
1
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
6
7
7
5
4
3
3
3
8
14
44
66
16
16
0
34
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
N
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
SE
20
SSE
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30PM5.29m
5:03AM5.09m
5:39PM4.91m
6:34AM4.87m
7:25PM4.86m
Low Tide
11:33PM2.28m
12:07PM2.45m
00:41AM2.44m
1:21PM2.49m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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7:26
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7:26
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6:00
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5:58
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5:55
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 mm
3
4
1
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1
6
1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
4
3
8
8
7
7
6
8
8
9
11
9
8
6
6
10
10
6
7
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