Hastings sea weather & tides

Hastings sea conditions for swimming, paddleboarding and kayaking

Live Hastings forecast: Today and tomorrow’s temperature, rain chance, wind speed and direction, tide times, water-quality checks and activity windows load in the outlook above.

Hastings has a shingle seafront, a fishing and harbour waterfront, the pier and cliffs rising to either side of the town. Headlands, harbour structures and the changing beach profile can make wind, wave direction and access differ between the central frontage and neighbouring stretches.

Local practical checks

• Check the exact section around the pier, harbour or cliff base rather than using the town centre as a proxy for every access point.
• Allow for shingle and tide changes when planning where you will enter and leave the water.

The outlook uses provider-backed weather and tide information for Hastings seafront and the nearby East Sussex coast. Use the five-day selector to compare the returned forecast days. A suggested window is planning information, not a safety decision.

Understand the conditions

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