Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.0° C
5.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
10 AM
1 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)
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
22
28
46
2
2
2
37
20
19
25
5
5
4
2
2
3
13
15
7
5
1
6
4
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
S
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
15
E
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM1.26m
9:21PM1.57m
00:56AM1.21m
9:57AM1.28m
1:57PM1.29m
10:03PM1.55m
1:42AM1.20m
10:41AM1.24m
2:42PM1.29m
10:45PM1.49m
2:27AM1.17m
11:26AM1.19m
Low Tide
5:13PM-0.05m
00:23AM1.20m
5:38AM-0.42m
11:55AM1.14m
5:57PM-0.02m
1:02AM1.20m
6:21AM-0.40m
12:33PM1.12m
6:40PM0.04m
1:42AM1.16m
7:04AM-0.30m
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5:11
5:11
5:13
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9:14
9:13
9:12
9:10
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
24
20
18
16
24
27
26
26
24
20
18
18
23
26
22
22
24
22
18
16
21
23
Feels °C
22
22
20
17
14
13
21
23
22
24
23
18
16
15
20
24
17
16
20
20
15
12
18
20
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