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Costellos Surf Report & Forecast, North Hampton, NH

Costellos, North Hampton, New Hampshire: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with a 10 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm.

Poor

2–3 ft

waist high

Swell from the southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 10 mph, offshore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 5:58 amrating through the daylast light 4:56 pm
Swell
1.6 ft · 10 s · SE
Wind
10 mph (WNW), gusts 18offshore
Tide
2.5 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm
Water
54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
53°Ffeels like 47°F
Sun
rise 6:28 amset 4:26 pm

Costellos surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Costellos: 2 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Costellos today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–3 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor to Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:28 am4:26 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Costellos tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–3 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor to Fair10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Costellos: 9 am, Poor to Fair, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 181.9 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 163.8 ft
8 am1–2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 176.2 ft
9 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 198.3 ft
10 am1–2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (W), gusts 199.8 ft
11 am1–2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (W), gusts 1610.1 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (W), gusts 189.3 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 187.5 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 155.0 ft
3 pmnow2–3 ftPoor to Fair9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 172.5 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 180.6 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19-0.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2–3 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 171.2 ft
7 am2–3 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 162.5 ft
8 am2–3 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 174.6 ft
9 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 206.9 ft
10 am2–3 ftPoor to Fair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 208.8 ft
11 am2 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 189.8 ft
12 pm2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 189.7 ft
1 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 188.6 ft
2 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 166.4 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 183.9 ft
4 pm2 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 161.7 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 160.2 ft

Costellos waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Costellos arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 165 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 2.6 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
Lulls
about 165 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
Breaking
23% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Costellos surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Costellos: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 4–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–4 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Costellos surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend3691–3Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 92–3Tue, Nov 10: Poor to FairTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 124–8Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 132–4Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 161–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 171–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Costellos are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Costellos 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–3 ftPoor to Fair1.3 ft · 9 s · SE10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 179 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 152 pm
Tue, Nov 102–3 ftPoor to Fair1.6 ft · 11 s · ESE10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 1710 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 169 am
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 2211 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 206 am
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor0.6 ft · 10 s · ESE4 mph cross-shore (N)7 mph onshore (E), gusts 125 pm
Fri, Nov 134–8 ftGreat7.6 ft · 9 s · E18 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 2911 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 174 pm
Sat, Nov 142–4 ftGood3.2 ft · 8 s · E11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 2011 mph offshore (NW), gusts 197 am
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor1.1 ft · 8 s · NE10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1813 mph offshore (NW), gusts 237 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.4 ft · 9 s · ESE8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 156 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 121 pm
Tue, Nov 171 ftPoor—6 mph offshore (NW)calm1 pm
Wed, Nov 181 ftPoor—5 mph offshore (WNW)calm1 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Costellos are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Costellos tide chart and tide times

Tides at Costellos today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:29 am, high 10.2 ft at 10:48 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:10 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and falling.

Tide height at Costellos, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.5 ft, fallingLow 0.6 ft4:29 amHigh 10.2 ft10:48 amLow -0.2 ft5:10 pmHigh 8.8 ft11:21 pmLow 0.9 ft5:13 amHigh 9.9 ft11:26 amLow -0.1 ft5:48 pmHigh 8.7 ft12:01 amLow 1.0 ft5:52 amHigh 9.3 ft11:59 amLow -0.1 ft6:22 pmHigh 8.0 ft12:37 amLow 1.3 ft6:24 am
Tide height at Costellos, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Costellos tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.6 ft at 4:29 amHigh 10.2 ft at 10:48 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:10 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.9 ft at 5:13 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:26 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:48 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 8.7 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:52 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:59 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:22 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.0 ft at 12:37 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:24 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:41 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:01 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.7 ft at 1:20 amLow 2.7 ft at 7:04 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:48 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.4 ft at 1:59 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:51 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:32 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 2:47 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:38 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:50 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:22 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.2 ft at 3:34 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:30 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:43 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:10 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.1 ft at 4:30 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:26 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:39 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Costellos water temperature

The water temperature at Costellos is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 47°F and a 10 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 54°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 54 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 52 to 54 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood54°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Costellos

Spots near Costellos with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.CostellosFox Hill PointPlaice CoveRye RocksSawyers BeachNorth BeachJenness Beach

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About Costellos

Costellos is a reef break in North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, facing east-southeast. Also called North Hampton State Beach.

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