Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.5° C
5.3° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
26
25
16
49
95
57
33
17
10
6
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
4
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
S
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM1.06m
11:25AM1.02m
7:54PM1.27m
8:20AM1.10m
11:58AM1.06m
8:26PM1.33m
8:53AM1.14m
12:32PM1.09m
8:56PM1.39m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.20m
9:51AM0.98m
3:34PM0.31m
3:58AM0.10m
10:25AM1.02m
4:07PM0.24m
4:30AM0.00m
10:59AM1.04m
4:40PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
18
22
24
23
19
18
17
17
20
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
24
24
24
25
19
Feels °C
14
13
15
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
19
20
21
23
22
20
19
23
21
20
22
17
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