Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.5°C
4.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
9
9
2
2
2
5
9
9
9
9
25
70
144
203
9
4
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
15
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.04m
6:51AM0.96m
6:47PM1.10m
7:21AM1.01m
7:16PM1.18m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.65m
1:50AM0.51m
2:01PM0.55m
2:30AM0.37m
2:38PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
17
18
17
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
16
19
20
21
17
Feels °C
12
16
16
14
16
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
13
15
11
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