Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
129
166
117
117
112
106
88
88
86
65
65
63
61
44
34
33
32
21
20
20
19
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:57PM0.98m
5:07PM1.24m
00:57AM1.13m
5:01AM1.10m
5:55PM1.24m
2:42AM1.02m
5:41AM1.09m
6:41PM1.23m
6:08AM1.07m
Low Tide
8:36AM-0.02m
2:04PM0.96m
9:01PM0.39m
3:08AM1.03m
9:32AM0.10m
10:05PM0.50m
3:03AM1.02m
10:40AM0.21m
11:27PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:09
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:59
9:00
9:00
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
21
21
16
17
18
22
23
23
21
20
20
19
21
23
22
23
24
22
22
22
15
15
16
18
20
21
14
16
18
22
23
23
20
19
18
18
21
23
23
24
25
22
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
90
129
166
117
117
112
106
88
88
86
65
65
63
61
44
34
33
32
21
20
20
19
15
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
7
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
113
113
113
0
0
17
0
0
0
7
13
0
0
0
15
117
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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