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Hayling Island surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.2°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 1PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hayling Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | S 14 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | |
6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 132 | 115 | 31 | 35 | 76 | 147 | 253 | 140 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:12PM4.27m | 1:30AM4.24m | 2:00PM4.22m | 2:18AM4.12m | 2:49PM4.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM-0.10m | 6:39PM0.10m | 7:03AM-0.05m | 7:26PM0.27m | 7:51AM0.11m | 8:16PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | 8:53 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 12 | S 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 13 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 147 | 253 | 46 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 138 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 13 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 64 | 49 | 47 | 132 | 115 | 31 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 140 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 249 | 252 | 252 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 471 | 582 | 300 | 666 | 600 | 600 | 388 | 146 | 147 | 300 | 301 | 301 | 252 | 169 | 146 | 126 | 15 |
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