Surf Forecasts:
Hitherhills surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, E swell with 222 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hitherhills this week:
The surf forecast for Hitherhills over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hitherhills in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hitherhills over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, strong winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 59 | 52 | 32 | 45 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 104 | 164 | 193 | 156 | 111 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:08AM0.71m | 10:04PM0.84m | 10:41AM0.72m | 10:37PM0.81m | 11:16AM0.74m | 11:14PM0.78m | 11:54AM0.76m | 11:57PM0.75m | 12:38PM0.79m | 00:46AM0.71m | 1:26PM0.83m | 1:41AM0.68m | 2:22PM0.86m | 2:43AM0.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.14m | 4:13AM0.05m | 4:09PM0.15m | 4:49AM0.05m | 4:55PM0.17m | 5:26AM0.06m | 5:45PM0.18m | 6:07AM0.07m | 6:42PM0.19m | 6:54AM0.08m | 7:48PM0.19m | 7:47AM0.08m | 9:02PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 5 | S 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 21 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 8 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | ESE 9 | S 5 | — | — | SE 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 13 | 14 | — | 22 | 21 | — | 12 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 59 | — | — | 45 | — | 3 | 22 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 45 | 104 | 164 | 193 | 156 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1165 | 0 | 5 | 1165 | 5 | 7 | 683 | 180 | 811 | 811 | 1271 | 1165 | 1165 | 669 | 240 | 387 | 38 | 646 | 1034 | 38 |
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