Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
117
134
146
207
81
31
31
20
21
14
8
3
3
74
51
82
56
64
80
104
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
N
30
N
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM0.77m
11:55PM0.62m
12:26PM0.72m
00:49AM0.60m
1:20PM0.69m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.23m
5:37AM0.23m
6:47PM0.27m
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
13
10
8
8
6
10
8
6
5
5
6
7
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
16
5
0
-1
0
-2
1
-2
-5
-4
-4
-2
-1
2
2
1
0
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