Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 5PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
110
87
80
79
77
73
41
40
39
38
36
27
17
26
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
11
12
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
10
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
S
5
SW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM1.21m
6:57AM1.10m
8:19PM1.22m
6:30AM1.12m
9:21PM1.23m
6:45AM1.17m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.26m
00:06AM0.52m
12:43PM0.21m
1:22AM0.41m
1:44PM0.11m
2:15AM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
5:50
5:48
5:47
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8:16
8:17
8:20
8:22
Temp °C
10
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
16
16
16
15
11
10
8
7
10
11
11
13
10
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
8
10
14
13
15
13
7
6
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
108
110
87
80
79
77
73
41
40
39
38
36
27
17
26
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
11
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
5
2
1
5
5
3
1
1
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
NW
2
0.5
N
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
Energy kJ
13
8
7
2
1
1
5
9
7
4
2
2
2
7
8
1
4
3
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
17
31
122
0
0
0
17
122
157
184
199
163
163
175
181
122
239
267
356
201
181
184
184
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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