Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
9
7
7
7
3
6
3
2
9
9
2
2
2
2
6
6
8
7
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
N
15
W
10
SE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:47PM1.00m
6:17AM0.92m
6:17PM1.04m
6:51AM0.96m
6:47PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.64m
00:24AM0.64m
12:59PM0.65m
1:50AM0.51m
2:01PM0.55m
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
17
16
15
13
12
15
19
19
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
17
16
15
12
11
9
8
11
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
17
15
15
16
16
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