Surf forecast · United States · East Coast
Surf forecast Hampton Beach today
Waves, swell and wind at Hampton Beach (East Coast, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small onshore.
Hampton Beach surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 17:00–18:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑E | 0.6 m · 8 s ↑E | 9–9 km/h ↑SE onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑E | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑E | 8–17 km/h ↑WNW offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑E | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑E | 8–14 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑E | 0.5 m · 9 s ↑E | 10–13 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.4 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 10–18 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 12:00 | 0.4 m · 9 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 11–14 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 12–21 km/h ↑WNW offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 09:00–12:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑NE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑NE | 16–21 km/h ↑NNE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑ENE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑NE | 9–11 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑NE | 14–7 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Hampton Beach
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Hampton Beach today?
- Small: waves 0.7 m at 8 s from E, swell 0.6 m · 8 s E (Sat 15:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Hampton Beach?
- Wind 9 km/h from SE: onshore for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf Hampton Beach today?
- 17:00–18:00 (small, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Hampton Beach?
- 14.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Narragansett 175 km · Ditch Plains (Montauk) 229 km · Long Beach New York 353 km · Rockaway Beach 362 km · Manasquan 411 km · Ocean City Maryland 623 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Hampton Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.