Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 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 6AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
25
48
71
125
122
128
131
88
108
69
37
19
13
8
11
11
11
15
25
40
32
27
67
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
SE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:53AM0.57m
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
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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
5
3
1
1
7
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
23
24
24
25
Feels °C
16
16
14
16
15
16
18
17
18
18
18
21
21
21
23
21
22
22
21
23
26
24
24
25
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