Hastings town centre — Hastings, the nearest town. Photo: Ross Burgess, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Hastings

Hastings is a town in East Sussex, United Kingdom. From Hastings you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Hastings pier, a surf spot 0.6 km from the centre. Overture lists 74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LGW, 63 km away.

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Staying in Hastings

74 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: LGW, 63 km, SEN, 80 km, LCY, 81 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Hastings.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Hastings each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Hastings too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Sun 25

Camber sands17.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in CamberIntermediate and up

1 ft2 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

5 ft198 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

3 ft100 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camber sands, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	2kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	29, poor	5 ft6 smushy	198kJ	wind from the west, 8 knots	15°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	23kJ	wind from the west, 26 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft7 smushy	100kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	34, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west, 14 knots	14°C

Hastings pier0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hastings pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	27, poor	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°C

Rock-a-nore Hastings0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

5 ft182 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

4 ft117 kJ

3 ft115 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rock-a-nore Hastings, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	1 ft4 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft4 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	13, poor	5 ft6 smushy	182kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the west, 28 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft7 smushy	117kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	26, poor	3 ft8 smushy	115kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	14°C

Stamco3.4 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

5 ft169 kJ

1 ft41 kJ

3 ft103 kJ

3 ft116 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stamco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	17, poor	5 ft6 smushy	169kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	14°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft14 ssoft	41kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	3 ft7 smushy	103kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 16 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	32, poor	3 ft7 smushy	116kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	14°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Hastings, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Hastings

King Fisher HastingsFish and chips · in the centre
Pam's KitchenBritish · in the centre
Bella NapoliItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Carib De L'AfriqueAfrican · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 4 of 5, Feb 2026
Eatto Buffet RestaurantChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
Flavours Of IndiaIndian · 0.1 km from the centreFood hygiene 5 of 5, Mar 2026

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits

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Where it is

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