Hitherhills Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Long Island New York, USA)

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Hitherhills Surf Guide

Hitherhills in Long Island NY is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

Hitherhills Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Hitherhills:

The best conditions reported for surf at Hitherhills occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Hitherhills (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Hitherhills with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in March while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 41% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

41%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Hitherhills Location Map

Interactive Hitherhills surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Hitherhills is The Francis S Gabreski (West Hampton Beach) Airport (FOK) in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Hitherhills is Long Island Mac Arthur (Islip) Airport (ISP), also in USA, 92 km (57 miles) away.

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Hitherhills Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:16 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- on

Tides at Hitherhills

Current tide and informaton

For Montauk Point, Long Island Sound, New York, 18 km from Hitherhills.

Next High Water: 11:06am | 0.61m

Next Low Water: 04:58am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Hitherhills Sea Temperature

The water temperature (8.2 °C) at Hitherhills is very cold. Despite the sun, surfers will need to wear a good steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Relatively mild air temperatures and a windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.