Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
S
7
1.1
S
4
1.4
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
343
281
217
180
140
108
63
58
58
70
45
98
171
189
216
205
136
66
51
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM0.79m
9:56AM0.95m
10:01PM0.75m
10:30AM0.89m
10:33PM0.70m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.02m
3:01AM0.04m
3:50PM0.07m
3:35AM0.08m
4:27PM0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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6:12
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Temp °C
19
18
16
16
16
14
14
15
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
24
23
21
18
Feels °C
17
15
13
14
12
10
11
12
16
14
13
13
14
16
19
21
21
18
15
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