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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.32m | 1:00PM1.02m | 9:18PM1.42m | 9:37AM1.31m | 1:42PM1.00m | 9:50PM1.40m | 10:11AM1.27m | 2:23PM0.99m | 10:22PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM-0.01m | 12:02PM1.00m | 5:08PM0.07m | 5:28AM0.01m | 12:37PM0.98m | 5:43PM0.14m | 6:03AM0.05m | 1:08PM0.96m | 6:18PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | 8:32 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SE 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 156 | 321 | 157 | 157 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 375 | 342 | 292 | 271 | 271 | 267 | 265 | 266 | 271 | 271 | 341 | 259 | 236 |
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