Hayling Island surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Hayling Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hayling Island sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hayling Island today?

The current surf forecast for Hayling Island at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 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)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
12
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
10
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
16
11
10
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
4
5
6
5
3
6
4
5
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM3.81m
00:21AM3.90m
12:40PM3.85m
00:53AM3.88m
1:13PM3.83m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.41m
5:30PM0.42m
5:49AM0.34m
6:04PM0.43m
6:22AM0.34m
6:38PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
5:33
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8:23
8:24
8:27
8:28
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
9
8
12
14
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
11
10
8
7
10
6
6
8
8
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
12
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SW
10
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
4
2
1
1
4
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
S
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
11
3
3
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
10
10
1
3
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
22
16
11
3
3
1
1
3
2
5
6
3
6
4
5
2
1
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)
37
209
272
285
323
292
269
141
141
188
231
188
188
286
286
300
300
301
301
380
622
301
321
321
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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