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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.3° C
 (Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
6
WSW
4
WSW
2.5
SW
2
WSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.7
S
2.4
S
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111413131212121212121212121212111111111010567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4887138395655220711356944483556267597716264513782752111721491159064159463894
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSE
50
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.07
3:28AM
1.17
11:28AM
1.19
4:04AM
1.13
12:20PM
1.05
4:33AM
1.09
3:01PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
-0.04
1:02AM
1.03
7:27AM
0.39
7:48PM
0.15
8:14AM
0.51
8:33PM
0.33
9:13AM
0.62
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:06-------8:06-------8:04---
Sunset------4:21-------4:22-------4:22-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111------------------131
Temp. °C873446544343245434677679
Feels °C (?)-2-4-9-7-5-3-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-111-1-110-1-3-3-1
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