Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
93
68
67
60
37
28
14
13
12
12
12
20
27
46
28
23
41
36
29
30
25
20
19
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:38AM1.37m
8:39PM1.48m
9:05AM1.45m
9:12PM1.53m
9:35AM1.50m
9:46PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:03AM-0.10m
4:21PM0.07m
4:38AM-0.16m
4:58PM-0.00m
5:16AM-0.18m
5:36PM-0.04m
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7:01
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
14
13
12
13
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
15
13
14
15
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
16
11
11
9
10
14
15
15
14
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