Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.4
E
1.7
E
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
0.6
SW
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)1413561414141413131312121266666661066
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191710819721208777333315913811611712112314458159121
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
40
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.34
3:40PM
1.09
11:31PM
1.38
3:52AM
1.03
12:02PM
1.18
4:35PM
1.12
12:17AM
1.24
4:43AM
1.04
1:00PM
1.00
5:29PM
1.15
1:14AM
1.09
5:32AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
-0.11
1:59PM
1.01
7:31PM
0.12
2:32AM
0.99
7:58AM
-0.01
2:25PM
0.97
8:22PM
0.28
3:03AM
0.98
8:52AM
0.11
2:45PM
0.93
9:20PM
0.43
3:29AM
0.98
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset---8:09-------8:12-------8:13----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C91012118778101212131010109111414139766
Feels °C (?)24540-1-102357444347882000
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