Hitherhills Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
22.9° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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)
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
25
12
20
43
44
79
86
77
89
82
71
73
108
89
89
64
54
61
44
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SE
15
E
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
5
N
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:09AM0.98m
11:13PM0.82m
11:52AM0.93m
11:48PM0.74m
12:35PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.05m
4:55AM0.03m
5:39PM0.12m
5:30AM0.09m
6:28PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:43
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
24
25
Feels °C
23
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
24
25
23
24
24
23
23
25
26
27
25
25
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