Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
S
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
S
1
S
1.3
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
S
1.3
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)6766667666655666654566617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2304552611752954143903412712081261021161481851136529386920818110677
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
50
SSW
40
S
25
SSE
50
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SE
50
SSE
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
7.08
12:43PM
7.08
1:04AM
7.22
1:20PM
7.14
1:42AM
7.26
1:59PM
7.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.58
7:24AM
0.69
7:40PM
0.48
8:01AM
0.64
8:16PM
0.50
8:38AM
0.68
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----7:48-------7:47-------7:46---
Sunset------4:29-------4:30-------4:31-
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mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-61-15412-----11----31-1
Temp. °C1098798910109109999988777887
Feels °C (?)0-1-11-1-2-1011221013220-2-3122
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