Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
4 AM
7 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)
0.4
E
3
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
8
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
10
16
44
110
114
148
134
122
138
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:46AM5.40m
8:26PM5.61m
8:59AM5.66m
9:27PM5.95m
9:53AM6.03m
10:14PM6.33m
Low Tide
2:35PM1.92m
3:15AM1.82m
3:45PM1.70m
4:18AM1.51m
4:41PM1.40m
5:07AM1.18m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:35
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8:08
8:10
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
10
11
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
15
14
12
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
10
6
7
9
7
5
6
7
6
8
11
12
11
7
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
4
8
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
5
10
16
44
110
114
148
134
122
138
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)
237
278
340
336
282
227
195
216
220
226
379
216
452
339
346
351
346
404
343
343
352
352
355
461
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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