Hampton · Rockingham County · New Hampshire
Hampton Beach Surf Report & Forecast, New Hampshire
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 10 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 22 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 11 s · ESE
- Wind
- 13 mph (WNW), gusts 22offshore
- Tide
- 7.8 ft risinghigh 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm
- Water
- 54°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 49°Ffeels like 38°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:26 pm
Hampton Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Hampton Beach: 2 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling mid tide.
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 Hampton Beach: 8 am, Fair, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 3.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 8.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 9.4 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 17 | 9.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 8.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 6.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 4.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 2.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | -0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 2.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 6.9 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 8.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 9.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 19 | 8.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 6.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 3.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 0.2 ft |
Hampton Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Hampton Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 31 s
- Lulls
- about 171 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Hampton Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Hampton Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–3 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Hampton Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.4 ft · 9 s · SE | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.7 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 10 s · ESE | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 mph onshore (E) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 4.0 ft · 8 s · E | 20 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 26 | 17 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 23 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.5 ft · 8 s · E | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 16 | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · ENE | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 20 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 4 s · NE | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | calm | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 4 mph offshore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Hampton Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Hampton Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Hampton Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 9.7 ft at 10:43 am, low -0.4 ft at 5:04 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 7.8 ft and rising.
Hampton Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 9.7 ft at 10:43 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:04 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:21 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 5:13 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:27 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:49 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.6 ft at 12:01 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:53 amHigh 9.2 ft at 12 pmLow -0.1 ft at 6:23 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:38 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:25 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:42 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7:02 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.7 ft at 1:21 amLow 2.8 ft at 7:06 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.4 ft at 7:48 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.3 ft at 2 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:52 amHigh 9.1 ft at 2:01 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:33 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.6 ft at 2:47 amLow 2.2 ft at 8:40 amHigh 8.2 ft at 2:49 pmLow 0.9 ft at 9:23 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 6.7 ft at 3:35 amLow 1.6 ft at 9:27 amHigh 7.7 ft at 3:47 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:11 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.1 ft at 4:31 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:27 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:40 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Hampton Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Hampton Beach is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 38°F and a 13 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 54°F.
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 Hampton Beach
- The Wall1.1 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Seabrook Beach1.6 mi S · 2–3 ft · Fair
- North Beach2.1 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor
- Plaice Cove2.8 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Costellos3.6 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts4.2 mi S · 2 ft · Fair
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About Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach is a beach break in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, facing east-southeast.
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