Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hitherhills today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hitherhills at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hitherhills. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.61m | 2:23PM0.77m | 1:53AM0.57m | 3:43PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.26m | 6:51AM0.20m | 8:51PM0.30m | 7:45AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
24 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | NNE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 14 |
14 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | S 5 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SW 5 | SE 14 | — |
9 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 196 | 225 | 122 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 190 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 201 | 236 | 236 | 675 | 3371 | 710 | 675 | 228 |
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