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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | |
46 | 70 | 64 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 73 | 188 | 369 | 332 | 296 | 312 | 363 | 509 | 554 | 516 | 460 | 384 | 1368 | 1138 | 968 | 721 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.45m | 1:41PM1.11m | 9:51PM1.56m | 1:44AM1.08m | 10:19AM1.37m | 2:36PM1.17m | 10:32PM1.50m | 2:39AM1.09m | 11:05AM1.26m | 3:27PM1.21m | 11:15PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM-0.24m | 12:26PM1.07m | 5:44PM-0.07m | 1:07AM1.08m | 6:09AM-0.26m | 12:53PM1.07m | 6:30PM0.01m | 1:35AM1.07m | 6:56AM-0.22m | 1:21PM1.04m | 7:17PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | 8:55 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 32 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 69 | 270 | 384 | 373 | — | 968 | 721 | 382 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 70 | 64 | 87 | 79 | 66 | 50 | 73 | 188 | 369 | 332 | 296 | 312 | 363 | 509 | 554 | 516 | 460 | 342 | 1368 | 1138 | 867 | 563 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 199 | 235 | 235 | 114 | 113 | 120 | 475 | 578 | 266 | 631 | 597 | 597 | 401 | 176 | 180 | 266 | 267 | 267 | 235 | 184 | 176 | 98 | 23 |
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