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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
12.0° 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 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.22m | 6:30AM1.12m | 9:21PM1.23m | 6:45AM1.17m | 7:24PM1.24m | 10:18PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.21m | 1:22AM0.41m | 1:44PM0.11m | 2:15AM0.27m | 2:32PM0.04m | 9:00PM1.20m | 2:59AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | E 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 45 | 56 | 94 | 214 | 366 | 410 | 448 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 157 | 184 | 175 | 175 | 163 | 175 | 175 | 122 | 211 | 248 | 248 | 340 | 181 | 199 | 205 | 199 | 255 | 197 | 197 | 206 | 206 | 211 | 339 |
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