Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
20.3° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
21
16
35
9
13
13
13
14
16
24
25
10
9
15
14
20
10
13
40
85
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
45
S
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:07AM0.94m
10:23PM1.02m
10:56AM0.95m
11:08PM0.94m
11:45AM0.94m
Low Tide
3:39PM-0.06m
4:23AM-0.09m
4:31PM-0.02m
5:04AM-0.05m
5:25PM0.05m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
27
25
26
27
25
21
20
22
25
27
26
24
23
23
23
24
21
21
21
23
Feels °C
23
23
21
25
25
24
19
18
19
21
22
20
20
21
22
22
22
18
17
15
17
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