Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.5° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 3PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
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
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
56
69
78
70
61
39
38
53
34
33
26
24
24
13
15
14
21
21
13
13
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WNW
15
N
10
NW
5
W
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:35PM0.87m
00:23AM0.67m
1:23PM0.81m
1:03AM0.61m
2:23PM0.77m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
6:07AM0.15m
7:27PM0.26m
6:51AM0.20m
8:51PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:39
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
24
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
21
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
23
24
25
24
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
24
25
26
26
23
21
23
25
25
25
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