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Hastings surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 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
8.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hastings today?

The current surf forecast for Hastings at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 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 (?)
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.2
WSW
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)5551644415441414131334444477107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5946294815232323988877712212010511101
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
5.77
9:57PM
5.87
10:15AM
6.08
10:38PM
6.21
10:54AM
6.40
11:16PM
6.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
1.77
4:43AM
1.75
5:06PM
1.41
5:28AM
1.40
5:48PM
1.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise7:52-------7:52-------7:50-------
Sunset--4:21-------4:22-------4:23-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----12--------1--------
Temp. °C999999899999999998910101098
Feels °C (?)235443355665556543577766
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