Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 5PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
6
2.3
SW
7
3
SW
8
3.5
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2
WSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
SW
8
1.4
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
2.2
SW
6
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
483
1245
1757
1308
868
618
182
258
232
107
209
388
595
698
503
400
449
346
103
194
Wind (km/h)
40
S
45
SSW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.33m
1:01PM1.11m
9:34PM1.52m
10:01AM1.38m
1:45PM1.08m
10:06PM1.54m
10:33AM1.41m
2:32PM1.04m
Low Tide
12:17PM1.11m
5:22PM0.08m
5:41AM-0.19m
12:57PM1.08m
5:58PM0.07m
6:17AM-0.16m
1:38PM1.03m
6:36PM0.09m
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:54
 mm
6
3
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
20
19
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
14
14
15
13
11
11
10
9
11
12
15
14
12
12
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