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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hastings today?
The current surf forecast for Hastings at 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Hastings. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 22 | 26 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 32 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 5.50 | 5:28AM 5.59 | 6:05PM 5.33 | 6:38AM 5.52 | 7:13PM 5.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:14AM 1.73 | 11:35PM 1.85 | 12:09PM 1.94 | 12:32AM 2.05 | 1:09PM 2.02 | 1:32AM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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