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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 273 | 314 | 305 | 301 | 264 | 211 | 206 | 604 | 249 | 411 | 868 | 1437 | 1839 | 1582 | 10833 | 12764 | 2796 | 10892 | 7322 | 1228 | 1150 | 901 | 881 | 851 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:58PM 1.07 | 9:21PM 0.92 | 6:17AM 1.26 | 6:34PM 1.11 | 10:17PM 0.96 | 6:48AM 1.30 | 7:09PM 1.15 | 10:57PM 1.00 | 7:21AM 1.34 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:42PM 0.30 | 9:02PM 0.92 | 1:51AM 0.31 | 2:20PM 0.21 | 9:17PM 0.95 | 2:30AM 0.27 | 2:55PM 0.13 | 9:47PM 0.98 | 3:06AM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - |
| Sunset | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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