Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.0°C
4.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
31
21
7
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
18
17
3
8
18
20
82
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
5
SSW
0
N
0
ENE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
10
SSE
20
S
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:44PM1.26m
8:15AM1.13m
11:00AM1.08m
8:10PM1.34m
8:39AM1.19m
11:38AM1.11m
8:36PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.34m
3:33AM0.10m
10:19AM1.08m
3:42PM0.25m
4:03AM-0.02m
10:57AM1.11m
4:14PM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
4
5
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
17
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
20
18
19
18
18
20
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
16
17
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