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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 263 | 317 | 402 | 490 | 513 | 513 | 471 | 485 | 372 | 323 | 381 | 305 | 384 | 219 | 226 | 232 | 232 | 223 | 305 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:50PM 1.00 | 5:31AM 1.17 | 5:22PM 1.03 | 5:48AM 1.22 | 5:58PM 1.07 | 9:21PM 0.92 | 6:17AM 1.26 | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:02PM 0.53 | 12:12AM 0.39 | 12:59PM 0.41 | 1:07AM 0.36 | 1:42PM 0.30 | 9:02PM 0.92 | 1:51AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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