Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Hitherhills today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
5
1.6
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SW
7
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
33
60
126
160
135
276
117
97
106
88
86
68
70
74
78
78
76
57
72
55
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
35
S
35
SSW
45
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
0
NNW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:45AM0.94m
11:52PM0.85m
12:33PM0.91m
00:35AM0.76m
1:24PM0.88m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.05m
5:44AM0.01m
6:20PM0.11m
6:23AM0.07m
7:21PM0.17m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
2
4
19
2
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
24
26
25
24
20
20
19
21
22
23
23
22
Feels °C
21
19
19
21
18
21
21
17
18
20
23
21
20
16
17
16
20
20
19
20
20
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