Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.4° C
4.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
6
6
6
6
6
5
2
1
1
3
4
4
11
13
9
17
31
21
34
44
74
80
53
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.51m
10:58AM1.30m
2:54PM1.19m
11:04PM1.41m
11:36AM1.24m
3:33PM1.13m
11:42PM1.29m
3:24AM0.99m
12:15PM1.17m
4:12PM1.06m
Low Tide
6:39AM-0.26m
1:14PM1.12m
6:58PM0.08m
7:18AM-0.09m
1:59PM1.07m
7:38PM0.20m
2:59AM0.99m
7:57AM0.11m
2:41PM1.03m
8:19PM0.34m
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5:54
5:56
5:58
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8:25
8:23
8:22
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Temp °C
21
18
18
20
21
21
22
19
17
17
17
20
23
24
24
19
17
16
16
19
23
24
21
17
Feels °C
20
15
16
20
20
20
21
15
14
14
14
18
21
22
21
16
15
14
14
18
20
20
16
13
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