Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.9
SSW
6
2
SW
6
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1.5
SW
6
1.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
71
222
394
346
196
142
100
227
321
1147
1927
1550
1158
719
422
287
238
103
143
237
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
50
SW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:04AM1.26m
12:18PM1.12m
9:04PM1.48m
9:31AM1.33m
1:01PM1.11m
9:34PM1.52m
10:01AM1.38m
1:45PM1.08m
Low Tide
11:36AM1.12m
4:47PM0.12m
5:07AM-0.18m
12:17PM1.11m
5:22PM0.08m
5:41AM-0.19m
12:57PM1.08m
5:58PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
10
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
14
12
11
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
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