Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
19.1° C
2.5° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3
0
1
1
1
0
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)
1.1
S
5
1.5
SSE
5
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
117
188
225
220
199
419
447
427
613
588
505
439
404
348
290
195
153
161
108
82
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:18PM0.84m
2:02AM0.61m
3:18PM0.80m
2:56AM0.57m
4:23PM0.79m
Low Tide
8:32PM0.22m
7:48AM0.17m
9:44PM0.24m
8:40AM0.20m
10:46PM0.24m
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
4
6
4
7
1
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
26
22
20
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
21
21
18
18
19
18
20
21
23
26
17
16
14
15
18
19
18
18
18
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