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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | |
595 | 428 | 388 | 1368 | 249 | 216 | 295 | 512 | 292 | 205 | 202 | 140 | 123 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 88 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 115 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:39AM1.09m | 11:05AM1.26m | 3:27PM1.21m | 11:15PM1.40m | 3:29AM1.10m | 11:54AM1.11m | 4:17PM1.23m | 00:02AM1.27m | 4:16AM1.11m | 12:57PM0.98m | 5:07PM1.24m | 00:57AM1.13m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM1.07m | 6:56AM-0.22m | 1:21PM1.04m | 7:17PM0.12m | 2:06AM1.05m | 7:44AM-0.14m | 1:48PM1.00m | 8:07PM0.26m | 2:38AM1.04m | 8:36AM-0.02m | 2:04PM0.96m | 9:01PM0.39m | ||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | 153 | 251 | — | — | — | 295 | 512 | 292 | 205 | 202 | 140 | 123 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 88 | 104 | 134 | 117 | 115 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 595 | 428 | 388 | 1368 | 249 | 216 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 480 | 184 | 199 | 523 | 235 | 176 | 98 | 23 | 39 | 39 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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