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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 GMT
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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
8.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1.8
ESE
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.7
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131313126121110101010101011141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1045808680553400331277212193931261482046402082044785931451181114941027604677
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
45
E
30
ESE
20
SSW
20
SSE
10
E
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.44
8:18PM
1.27
11:45PM
1.14
8:19AM
1.52
8:48PM
1.34
12:25AM
1.14
8:51AM
1.57
9:21PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.14
3:50PM
-0.18
10:39PM
1.13
4:04AM
0.08
4:24PM
-0.25
11:24PM
1.12
4:40AM
0.04
5:00PM
-0.27
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:16-------7:13-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:25-------5:27-------5:29---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------261--11151--1-111-
Temp. °C543565544456689887654444
Feels °C (?)-2-2-2130-2-5-5-5-4-3-31435320-1-1-10
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