Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.6° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 12PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
S
4
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
62
91
156
164
155
117
92
69
58
42
20
13
11
11
11
11
15
15
14
14
30
66
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
10
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM0.74m
3:07AM0.55m
4:56PM0.75m
5:09AM0.57m
5:52PM0.77m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.24m
10:13PM0.29m
8:54AM0.27m
11:11PM0.26m
10:13AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
18
18
18
20
22
23
22
19
20
19
21
25
24
24
24
23
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