Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.4° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 7AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
16
38
32
21
24
13
15
9
9
9
9
9
9
15
9
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
0
SSE
10
NNE
20
WNW
15
W
25
W
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:09AM0.92m
8:30PM1.05m
8:57AM0.98m
9:15PM1.02m
9:42AM1.00m
9:57PM0.97m
Low Tide
1:49AM-0.08m
1:44PM-0.07m
2:30AM-0.10m
2:34PM-0.08m
3:10AM-0.09m
3:22PM-0.05m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
26
28
25
25
25
24
21
22
24
27
27
25
22
22
21
23
25
26
26
24
Feels °C
25
22
22
23
25
25
23
24
26
27
22
22
24
24
25
22
19
20
19
21
23
22
25
23
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