Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.6° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
89
95
62
66
59
59
62
72
84
41
50
38
57
59
35
33
33
25
25
28
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
15
ESE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:52AM0.93m
11:48PM0.74m
12:35PM0.87m
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
21
22
22
21
21
22
23
25
24
25
25
23
22
23
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
21
25
24
20
22
23
21
22
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
22
24
26
26
25
26
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