Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.4°C
3.7° 

Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
288
316
238
223
211
149
119
166
279
233
119
235
440
453
229
136
93
43
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM0.97m
00:01AM1.34m
4:23AM0.88m
12:30PM1.26m
4:57PM0.96m
00:50AM1.19m
5:21AM0.91m
1:24PM1.14m
5:45PM0.98m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.95m
8:01PM0.22m
3:31AM0.87m
8:22AM0.18m
3:36PM0.93m
8:51PM0.31m
4:00AM0.88m
9:15AM0.33m
4:14PM0.95m
9:52PM0.40m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:47
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
21
21
18
15
Feels °C
12
14
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
14
16
14
15
16
16
15
13
11
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