Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.6
W
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
58
40
55
63
47
47
36
62
107
175
164
111
87
72
58
39
29
29
18
50
126
166
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:18AM0.96m
11:35AM1.25m
3:40PM0.96m
11:51PM1.16m
4:08AM0.92m
12:09PM1.14m
4:23PM0.93m
00:26AM1.02m
4:56AM0.91m
12:43PM1.01m
5:05PM0.94m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.95m
7:27AM0.20m
2:44PM0.95m
7:48PM0.28m
2:55AM0.90m
8:04AM0.37m
3:12PM0.92m
8:26PM0.42m
3:10AM0.87m
8:43AM0.53m
3:22PM0.90m
9:11PM0.55m
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
18
18
18
14
14
15
16
16
19
19
16
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
14
14
14
10
10
10
12
11
14
13
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
11
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