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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 30 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
16.3° C
(Which is 4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
14 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 42 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 421 | 121 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 154 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.07m | 8:06AM1.20m | 12:12PM1.01m | 8:21PM1.37m | 11:59PM1.04m | 8:43AM1.22m | 12:52PM1.02m | 8:55PM1.38m | 9:18AM1.22m | 1:30PM1.03m | 9:28PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.08m | 10:49AM0.97m | 4:11PM0.17m | 11:41PM1.04m | 4:34AM0.04m | 11:25AM0.98m | 4:48PM0.18m | 5:10AM0.03m | 11:59AM0.98m | 5:23PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 4 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 14 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 42 | 73 | 96 | 94 | 93 | — | 121 | 38 | 22 | 111 | 109 | 154 | 79 | 78 | 15 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 113 | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | 76 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 421 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 199 | 39 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 199 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 39 | 113 |
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