Hayling Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.78° N 0.99° W

Hayling Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hayling Island sea temperature is
21.9° C
4.8° 

Hayling Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hayling Island today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hayling Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)3s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.7
SW
3
1
SW
4
1
SW
4
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
4
0.3
NE
3
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
27
26
12
28
34
56
26
13
8
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
1
0
1
6
2
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
15
WNW
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:42AM3.15m
5:04PM3.12m
5:28AM2.89m
5:55PM2.89m
6:35AM2.69m
7:17PM2.75m
Low Tide
10:17PM1.06m
10:37AM1.17m
11:18PM1.31m
11:46AM1.43m
00:38AM1.45m
1:11PM1.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
18
19
20
20
17
14
13
12
16
19
19
19
17
15
14
13
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
10
9
8
12
17
17
16
13
11
11
10
13
15
15
15
15
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