Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
17.6°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
62
50
35
25
17
14
9
7
11
3
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
16
15
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:07PM0.89m
7:27AM1.00m
7:48PM0.88m
8:08AM1.02m
8:26PM0.86m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.01m
00:53AM0.00m
1:21PM-0.02m
1:27AM-0.01m
2:01PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
21
22
21
18
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
18
17
16
14
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
16
17
17
14
14
12
11
12
12
14
13
13
13
12
10
9
12
13
12
12
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