Surf Forecasts:
Hitherhills surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, ESE swell with 503 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE 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 (Aug 28) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hitherhills in the next 16 days are 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hitherhills over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it. Looking at the full 16-day window, I gotta be honest with you, it's a tough stretch for Hitherhills. The pattern is pretty grim with very little to get excited about. There's a big gap of nothing happening from the start and the only flickers of surfable waves are so ordinary you'd have to be keen to paddle out. Let's break it down.
We kick off Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th – forget it. The swell is tiny, barely 2 ft to 3 ft, and blowing cross-on. The energy is weak (71 and 96) and the wind is just making a mess of things. Saturday the 29th is the first day with a real chance. The morning shows a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE but the wind is a clean cross-off from the NNE. The combined energy is weak (50) but the conditions are clean. This is a "maybe" session for a beginner on a foamie, but it's not really surf. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Then we have a long, depressing stretch of poor surf right through to the end of the first week and into the second. The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, and the swell is either too small or short period, wind swell junk. The biggest event comes on Thursday the 3rd of September morning with a 8 ft swell from the east, but the wind is cross from the ENE and the conditions are a "moderate cross-shore with a cross-chop." The energy is strong (853) but it's blown out, messy, and that size is only for experts. Honestly, this setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The only other window that shows a glimmer is on Monday the 8th of September. The morning has a 4 ft swell from the SSE with a light offshore wind from the west. The energy is weak (95) but the conditions are clean. Again, it's just "surfable but very ordinary." The rest of the second week fades out into tiny, weak, and messy conditions. There are no real standouts, no day where it all lines up. It's a bleak run for Hitherhills, but these things happen. It won't stay like this forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
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 kJ | 62 | 65 | 50 | 59 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 67 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:07AM0.80m | 8:14PM0.88m | 8:37AM0.85m | 8:44PM0.89m | 9:07AM0.89m | 9:17PM0.88m | 9:40AM0.92m | 9:54PM0.86m | 10:17AM0.94m | 10:34PM0.82m | 10:59AM0.94m | 11:19PM0.77m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:34PM0.10m | 2:05AM0.02m | 2:14PM0.06m | 2:37AM-0.01m | 2:55PM0.05m | 3:11AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.04m | 3:47AM-0.01m | 4:22PM0.05m | 4:26AM0.01m | 5:11PM0.09m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 62 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 23 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 41 | 31 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 67 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 184 | 1157 | 160 | 41 | 174 | 17 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 2712 | 279 | 0 | 818 | 233 | 669 | 215 | 215 |
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