Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
18.7°C
2.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
20
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
8
8
6
8
6
4
3
3
3
3
7
8
14
30
75
86
110
81
79
46
44
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
ESE
0
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:02AM1.00m
6:44PM1.08m
7:31AM1.06m
7:05PM1.16m
7:48AM1.12m
7:24PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.56m
1:37PM0.63m
2:00AM0.42m
2:11PM0.51m
2:30AM0.27m
2:42PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
21
22
17
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
16
17
17
19
20
18
18
19
18
19
19
20
18
18
18
17
19
18
13
9
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