Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 GMT
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Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
7.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 8AM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
0.9
SW
2.1
SSE
2.4
S
2
SW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)1414671717161615141416151517161515151414171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74230037250021559033950785915300312623582475158110763556714749821020606992899179520681571
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
45
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
30
S
30
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
1.08
10:21AM
1.48
10:57PM
1.26
3:08AM
1.06
11:01AM
1.41
11:42PM
1.23
3:48AM
1.04
11:47AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
1.02
6:18AM
0.22
6:39PM
-0.10
1:38AM
1.01
7:00AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.01
2:25AM
1.01
7:45AM
0.37
8:07PM
0.15
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Mon
26
Sunrise--7:54-------7:52-------7:52-----
Sunset----4:42-------4:44-------4:45---
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-13-----1---1113--11122-
Temp. °C878888877778778887777776
Feels °C (?)1-3-1-1-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-201310-101221
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