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Hitherhills Surf Forecast
/ Long Island NY (34 breaks) / New York (44 breaks) /
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Hitherhills surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hitherhills surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hitherhills today?
The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hitherhills. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | |
132 | 123 | 131 | 138 | 137 | 168 | 191 | 130 | 106 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 66 | 98 | 156 | 203 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:46AM0.82m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:40AM0.83m | 9:59PM1.09m | 10:36AM0.82m | 10:54PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM-0.13m | 2:18PM-0.12m | 3:25AM-0.13m | 3:08PM-0.10m | 4:18AM-0.11m | 4:02PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
12 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 15 | 123 | 131 | 138 | 71 | — | — | 130 | 106 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 74 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 39 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 16 | — | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 132 | — | — | 63 | 137 | 168 | 191 | 123 | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 48 | 66 | 98 | 156 | 203 | 241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 70 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 115 | 630 | 675 | 675 | 675 | 228 | 188 | 183 | 175 | 177 | 1058 | 177 | 238 | 75 | 174 |
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