Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
24
15
28
53
113
132
182
233
123
108
72
72
79
69
67
42
53
68
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
20
S
10
WSW
10
NW
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13PM0.82m
11:52AM0.93m
11:48PM0.74m
12:35PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.05m
4:55AM0.03m
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
6
1
3
8
2
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
22
22
22
24
25
24
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
18
18
18
19
19
25
29
27
22
23
23
23
23
27
27
25
25
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