Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (01 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)44121251212566666111111104566777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)191915151615151514141413121211111152152183293424437261
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
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
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
1.38
11:29AM
1.14
8:41PM
1.36
12:16AM
1.22
8:48AM
1.41
9:13PM
1.41
12:50AM
1.15
9:24AM
1.42
9:45PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.01
11:11AM
1.14
4:17PM
-0.19
11:02PM
1.19
4:37AM
-0.04
4:54PM
-0.16
12:00AM
1.14
5:14AM
-0.04
5:30PM
-0.09
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-6:43-------6:41-------6:39------
Sunset-----7:37-------7:39-------7:40--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C889101111101095691197889101112111110
Feels °C (?)545788774016754422466566
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