Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
19.3°C
2.9° 

Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
9
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
W
11
1.1
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
15
11
25
28
45
47
46
43
30
58
51
51
41
46
30
57
48
103
194
266
185
132
87
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
30
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:40PM1.40m
2:26AM1.00m
11:01AM1.34m
2:59PM1.02m
11:15PM1.29m
3:18AM0.96m
11:35AM1.25m
3:40PM0.96m
11:51PM1.16m
4:08AM0.92m
12:09PM1.14m
4:23PM0.93m
Low Tide
2:02AM1.00m
6:50AM0.02m
2:06PM1.01m
7:10PM0.15m
2:30AM0.95m
7:27AM0.20m
2:44PM0.95m
7:48PM0.28m
2:55AM0.90m
8:04AM0.37m
3:12PM0.92m
8:26PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:19
7:16
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1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
20
20
17
14
14
14
13
15
16
18
17
14
14
15
16
16
18
20
16
14
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
17
13
12
10
11
11
10
10
12
14
13
10
10
11
12
10
14
14
10
10
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