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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 31 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
16.7° C
(Which is 4.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
42 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 289 | 421 | 91 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 154 | 105 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 90 | 120 | 128 | 122 | 106 | 226 | 306 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:59PM1.04m | 8:43AM1.22m | 12:52PM1.02m | 8:55PM1.38m | 9:18AM1.22m | 1:30PM1.03m | 9:28PM1.37m | 1:12AM1.01m | 9:52AM1.20m | 2:08PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM1.04m | 4:34AM0.04m | 11:25AM0.98m | 4:48PM0.18m | 5:10AM0.03m | 11:59AM0.98m | 5:23PM0.21m | 00:53AM1.01m | 5:45AM0.03m | 12:29PM0.97m | 5:58PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 42 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 237 | 233 | 91 | 53 | 34 | 111 | 109 | 154 | 105 | 78 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 113 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 289 | 421 | 64 | — | 45 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 90 | 120 | 128 | 122 | 106 | 226 | 306 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 235 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 199 | 86 | 24 | 302 | 302 | 457 | 23 | 23 |
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