Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.6° C
5.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.9
SW
8
0.9
WSW
7
1.1
SW
5
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
SW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
43
62
84
96
51
90
142
159
136
154
238
271
165
113
74
48
37
50
74
80
33
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
W
10
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38PM1.41m
12:14PM1.25m
4:28PM1.02m
00:20AM1.32m
1:01PM1.20m
5:07PM1.01m
1:11AM1.20m
2:03PM1.12m
5:35PM1.01m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.02m
3:04PM0.99m
8:20PM0.33m
8:40AM0.14m
3:53PM0.99m
9:09PM0.41m
9:31AM0.28m
4:52PM1.01m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
20
20
20
20
18
18
17
16
20
21
20
21
17
15
15
14
16
20
21
21
17
Feels °C
20
18
17
18
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
15
16
15
14
13
11
12
11
11
15
16
16
13
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