Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.99° N 72.04° W

Hitherhills 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hitherhills sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 2AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.5
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
4
4
3
33
23
20
19
27
43
60
69
363
491
850
1059
1365
1274
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
N
40
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM0.60m
1:20PM0.69m
1:57AM0.59m
2:27PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:47PM0.27m
6:31AM0.28m
7:56PM0.27m
7:40AM0.31m
9:11PM0.25m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
11
10
7
6
5
6
7
8
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
0
-3
-3
-5
-1
1
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
0
3
1
2
1
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