Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (12 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (12 Mar)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.9
WSW
0.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)7889999999157169991099914898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64397314221975252429872033120397588443432629534627623122615412799936113765
Wind
(km/h)
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
50
SW
35
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
0.92
5:28AM
1.01
6:13PM
0.97
5:56AM
1.07
6:47PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.68
10:29PM
0.74
12:43PM
0.58
12:49AM
0.63
1:14PM
0.42
1:23AM
0.50
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1651----------1-----
Temp. °C1010101111118667764333681086667
Feels °C (?)1-1000100-1-100-2-2-3-202332223
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