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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | W 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | W 10 | S 3 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 3 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 54 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.08m | 6:52PM1.24m | 6:54AM1.12m | 10:21AM0.97m | 7:17PM1.29m | 7:30AM1.16m | 11:25AM0.99m | 7:48PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.35m | 2:06PM0.22m | 2:40AM0.23m | 9:45AM0.97m | 2:52PM0.19m | 3:20AM0.14m | 10:12AM0.97m | 3:33PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | W 6 | S 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 15 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | SW 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 54 | 64 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 184 | 117 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 273 | 365 | 266 | 273 | 273 | 265 | 273 | 247 | 247 | 159 | 122 |
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