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Hitherhills surfForecast / Long Island NY / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hitherhills surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hitherhills today?
The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hitherhills. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 19 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 31 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 58 | 102 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 0.56 | 4:23AM 0.77 | 4:43PM 0.55 | 5:11AM 0.78 | 5:29PM 0.57 | 5:53AM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:48AM 0.13 | 9:22PM 0.12 | 10:36AM 0.11 | 10:02PM 0.11 | 11:17AM 0.09 | 10:41PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | -5 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -3 | -3 |
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