Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.5
SW
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
4
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
9
2
2
2
19
17
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
SSW
30
SW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM1.09m
4:28AM1.00m
5:23PM1.14m
5:56AM1.05m
6:16PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.40m
11:38PM0.48m
12:14PM0.44m
1:11AM0.34m
1:38PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:40
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
16
19
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
25
27
26
27
20
Feels °C
15
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
18
16
19
20
20
19
17
15
22
23
20
21
17
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